Syria is home to a shrinking Catholic minority, whose numbers fell from around one million in 2011 to fewer than 300,000 ...

Russia's culture minister will attend Pope Francis' funeral this weekend, the Kremlin said on April 23, as Moscow's ...

The political VIP line-up for the funeral includes US President Donald Trump, France's Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine's Volodymyr ...

Francis had touted reconciliation and equality in the Catholic-majority nation, during his tour in the region last year ...

Beijing and the Vatican inked a 2018 agreement allowing both Beijing and the Holy See a say in appointing bishops ...

India’s federal government has declared three days of nationwide mourning in honor of Pope Francis following his death, which ...

In the holy city of Jerusalem, the official response to Pope Francis' death has been largely muted, with an Israeli ...

Pope Francis' open coffin was transferred on the morning of April 23 to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, ...

Francis gave hope and dignity to millions fleeing poverty and violence, urging the world to build bridges, not walls ...

Francis said in his September 2024 visit that he would like to personally oversee the canonization of Peter To Rot from PNG ...

Traditionally, popes are laid to rest underneath St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican Grottoes. However, Pope Francis wanted ...

They should be seen mainly as moral and spiritual support, rather than as a political statement or endorsement ...