ROME — Pope Francis has met with a fourth group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church, the Vatican newspaper reported Thursday. L’Osservatore Romano said the encounter took place ...

After his funeral on Saturday, Pope Francis will not be buried in the frescoed grottoes of the Vatican, the traditional papal resting ground. Instead, he chose St. Mary Major, a basilica on the other ...

Most tourists visiting Rome—including Catholic pilgrims—generally believe that St. Peter's Basilica is the most important church in the world and has always been the pope's residence and cathedral.

(AP) – Pope Francis welcomed another group of transgender people who found shelter at a Rome church on Wednesday, in a move that church leaders said "brought their guests hope." ROME (AP) — Pope ...