More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...

Progressive Christian leaders are grieving Pope Francis' passing and speculating about what is next. Their perspectives are ...

At age 16, Ana María Careaga was pregnant and kidnapped during the regime of terror. Her story is one Pope Francis never ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...

Pope Francis was buried yesterday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, marking a historic moment as he became the first ...

What a time to depart! Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, could not have died at a more symbolic time. After a ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

An Fear Ciúin lives and works in the Irish midlands. He has a keen interest in medieval and early modern history. He’s ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

The Islamic State has declared Pope Francis burial a marketing tool in a theological war, asserting that tributes paid to the ...