Springfield Bishop William Byrne celebrated a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in memory of the pope, who ...

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

Hundreds of thousands of people were at the Vatican for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, including Boston Archbishop Richard Henning and Massachusetts congressman Ed Markey.

Pope Francis has been buried in Rome, with hundreds of thousands of people and dozens of world leaders attending his funeral ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the ...

Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter's Square, prisoners and migrants will welcome him into the basilica across town where he will be laid to rest.

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Pope Francis always placed the Gospel of mercy at the center, repeatedly emphasizing that God never tires of forgiving us. He ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the "most peripheral of the peripheries" and reflected his wishes as ...

World leaders and the Catholic community gathered to honor Pope Francis at his funeral, emphasizing his dedication to the ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful are bidding farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for the ...