The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

No reason, however grave it may be, can bring it about that ... Here are some things for your friend to consider. 1) Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae completely endorses NFP as a morally ...

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, talks with OSV News during his 2025 visit to the U.S. from Ukraine.

A supermassive black hole, estimated to be 600,000 times larger than the Sun, is making its way toward the Milky Way, ...

The pope is finally buried in a Rite of Interment — usually a rather private ceremony in which high-ranking church officials observe the final placement of the pontiff in his grave or tomb.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff that raised ...

He has decided to remain (at the Vatican)." Pope John Paul II, who received the last rites yesterday evening, suffered heart failure during treatment for a urinary tract infection, the Vatican said.

The Vatican says it is unclear how long Pope Francis will stay in hospital and he will not lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer after he was admitted on Friday with a respiratory tract infection.

ROME — Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday as concerns grew about the ...

Pope Francis is in a “stable” clinical condition and rested well overnight as he continues receiving treatment for bronchitis at a hospital in Rome, the Vatican’s press office said Sunday ...