The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV's pontificate is getting under way.

Peter Obi has been criticised for conspicuously not attending Buhari's funeral; critics say it shows politics over unity.

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

The pope, 86, was resting in a 10th-floor suite reserved for popes at the Policlinico A. Gemelli hospital in Rome. Francis had made an unexpected visit to the hospital on Tuesday for what the ...

Pope Francis has been buried at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, after his funeral Mass drew an estimated 250,000 people to St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican — including ...

The pope will be released tomorrow,” said one of the pope’s attending physicians Saturday, after Francis spent five weeks battling a severe health crisis.

Rome, Italy – About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began. The church choir echoed through loudspeakers across the ...

The 86-year old pontiff had a “day of rest” after hernia surgery, and was able to take communion in his room, the Vatican said. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis spent a ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year as the first American-born pontiff, but one Vatican correspondent was not. Christopher White was one of ...

ROME — Pope Francis was sitting upright and receiving therapy for double pneumonia Wednesday, the Vatican said, as Argentines, Romans and others kept up the steady stream of prayers for his ...

The expatriate community is small but shares a special bond with Francis, who has been in the hospital since Feb. 14. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome On Sunday evening, Mariarosa ...