VATICAN CITY – Roman Catholic ... version, and then announces the papal name, also in Latin, the new leader of the Church has chosen. The papal names most often chosen have been John (23 times ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a ...

Currently on display at the Cartersville Public Library, April Borchelt’s artwork is a visual representation of Psalm 23. The Woodstock resident’s creations will be showcased at the venue through May ...

(The aspiring virtual charter school is named after the Roman Catholic patron saint of students.) During oral arguments, Roberts asked only a few questions, but his most pointed one was aimed at ...

What is St. Peter’s Basilica? The 16th century church, built over the traditional tomb of the apostle St. Peter, is one of the largest Catholic basilicas in the world and is the centerpiece of ...

The US President jokingly said he would nominate himself to lead the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis aged 88. Speaking as he left the White House to hold a rally marking ...

Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the Church to this day. Their papacies were in the era of the Roman Empire ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome a day after he was bade farewell. A single white ...

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When Pope Hyginus died he was buried next to St. Peter’s tomb on Vatican Hill. The 13th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church was Eleutherius (Ελευθέριος) (174-189). His papacy extended to 15 years, one ...

Photo / Getty Images A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, is farewelled. Between 200,000 and 500,000 ...

Francis’ death and funeral inaugurate a carefully orchestrated period of transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church, with cardinals gathering over the coming days before entering a ...