The changes reflect Francis’ view of the pope as a pastor more than a powerful person, but the rites will still be on a grand ...

Pope Francis will be buried on Saturday, April 26, in Italy. People in Mississippi who want to watch the funeral service live ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

Roger Yu, a gay man from the Philippines who abandoned plans to become a priest, said he was in Italy to pay homage to Pope ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican ...

Alfieri said it was too risky moving Francis back to the Gemelli hospital, where he was treated for a complex respiratory ...

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

Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis died quickly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing ...

For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix and intrigue.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.