Pope Francis, 88, died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, and Massachusetts residents met this death with mixed emotions.

WORCESTER ― Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus called Pope Francis a pastor of the people who had a "will of steel" and ...

The Most Reverend William E. Koenig, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, has released the following statement ...

Easter Monday—at 88. The Vatican confirmed his death, which followed recent hospitalizations due to a respiratory infection.

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal ...

Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.

As he aged, Pope Francis frequently suffered bouts of respiratory illnesses, even cancelling a planned visit to the United ...

Pope Francis was a man of deep faith, peace and compassion who fostered ties with the Jewish world, Israel's President Isaac ...