How should you greet a pope? For centuries, it was Catholic tradition to kiss the papal foot. Nowadays, many faithful choose to bow and kiss the papal ring. Conservative Catholics, who routinely ...

Pope Francis has made significant changes to the funeral rites that will be observed upon his death, streamlining the rituals to reflect his role as a bishop rather than focusing on his papal status.

Pope Francis has apologised to a Canadian indigenous ... The council has refused to take the oath due to the Crown’s history with Canada’s indigenous people. The work stoppage has halted ...