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Pope Francis to become the first pope in over a century to be buried outside the Vatican, choosing a final resting place at the Basilica of St Mary Major.

On May 24, 2015, Pope Francis signed his encyclical Laudato Si’ – “Praise be to you” in medieval Italian. This letter to Roman Catholic bishops was no half measure: it took many Catholics by surprise with its uncompromising conclusions and call for an in-depth transformation of our lifestyles. In France, it…

Biopic of an Italian nun who moves to New York to build orphanages in the slums portrays her as wholly holy in her mission

Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

Cure any ailment! Never known to fail! Early medicine adverts made grand claims but they look alarming today

As utopian oases dry up, a desert of banality, and bewilderment spreads …

Like many others around the world, I watched the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI live on the internet. Before the service began, an unexpected announcement came over the loudspeakers requesting that members of the assembled crowd refrain from raising any banners or flags. Nevertheless, toward the end of the…

"Integralists" battle "national conservatives" over religion, capitalism and the far-right conquest of America

The World Cup’s founding father stood up for the working class and saw football as a place for equality to thrive