On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, led the Rosary on Wednesday, opening the liturgy ...

Catholics from across the Inland Empire are invited to honor the late Pope Francis during a memorial Mass Friday, April 25, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

As thousands of mourners pour into St. Peter's Basilica to say their final goodbyes to Pope Francis, a memorial Mass expected to draw a large crowd will take place Wednesday morning at Chicago's Holy ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate and where he ...

The transfer of Pope Francis' coffin to St. Peter's Basilica began at 9:00 a.m. local time today following a prayer ceremony ...

Senior Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin led a rosary prayer at the St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening, ...

The Vatican has opened St. Peter's Basilica to the general public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands ...

Pope Francis suffered double pneumonia and other health concerns prior to his death. On Easter Sunday, he made his final ...