Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

The choice of the basilica was also symbolically significant given its ties to Francis’ Jesuit religious order. St. Ignatius ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pay their respects to Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica.

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

World leaders and Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people ...

Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents ...

The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...