From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...

Mourners are expected to gather for Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, following his death on Monday ...

The funeral of Pope Francis is set to be markedly different from those of his predecessors, including St John Paul II and ...

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

At that point, he becomes the new pope and will state his chosen pontifical name before the assembled cardinals. The most ...

More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners, church and political leaders that ended Friday, when his coffin was sealed ...

Roman neighbors and retired flight attendants Aurelia Ballarini and Francesca Codato came to pay respects to Pope Francis on ...

Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honored Saturday with a funeral ...

Msgr. Thomas Fucinaro served at the Vatican for 29 years before returning to be a pastor in Lincoln. Sign up for our ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

Mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be ...