One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...

While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view his body — the mass will involve a series of longtime Catholic symbols and ...

That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

This corrosive element also has a negative meaning throughout the Old Testament ... Further reading: The symbol, a source of harmony The “condiment of condiments” for the Greeks has a divine ...

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

This might reduce the volume of exchanges between different Catholic churches and the ability of the U.S. Catholic Church and American Catholics to carry out pastoral work both within the United S ...

In the heart of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, stands a special shrine that keeps the memories of Pope Francis alive. The ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday, preached inclusion in his words and travels. Among his visits was Mongolia, which only has about 1,500 Catholics.

Fostering unity is essential to a pope’s job description. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative ...

His body will go into a zinc-lined, wooden coffin instead of the triplicate coffins of the past (cypress, lead and oak). It will bypass the private viewing for church officials in the Apostolic Palace ...