Great joy in the Augustinian Convent of Santo Spirito in Florence for the election of Cardinal Prevost as Pope. "I studied ...

Catholics in Queens and beyond are honoring the life and legacy of Pope Francis, who died at 88 Monday morning after a battle with pneumonia.The first Jesuit and Latin American ...

In a matter of days, 135 eligible cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome for a papal conclave in order to choose ...

On October 21, 1919, on the seventh centenary of the arrival of St Francis in the Holy Land, the first stone of the Basilica of the Transfiguration was laid. The building was completed in 1924. This ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as ...

Transfiguration Church on Ridge Street in Rome will close its doors following a final Mass on Monday — and the parish will ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...