With Pope Francis gone, the Catholic Church stands at a crossroads — torn between tradition and the need for radical reform ...

The funeral of Pope Francis draws the Catholic faithful to St. Peter's Square, as well as royalty and world leaders. The Vatican estimates about 200 thousand people participated in the open-air Mass.

FRAYER: Scott, we've just stepped into a Renaissance painting ... You know, this basilica is home to an icon, a painting of Mother Mary and baby Jesus that Francis would pray to before and ...

The basilica contains the Salus Populi Romani, a celebrated oil painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, a favoured point of veneration in the church of Pope Francis. Pope Francis made more ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

At this time, people from all over can visit Pope Francis' remains and attend the funeral mass in his honor. According to the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Mary Magdalene’s importance in the Gospels chiefly stems from the fact that she was a witness to both Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection ... s ecstasy was a familiar theme in Medieval/ Renaissance ...

The pope’s funeral will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. The funeral Mass ...

Ohara Museum of Art Paul Gauguin did not ... In Nativity, a Tahitian nurse holds the baby Jesus, while a green-winged angel stands guard and an exhausted Mary rests. In his notebooks as well ...