The funeral of Pope Francis today is expected to be simpler than those of other popes before him, going by the instructions ...

The College of Cardinals decided Pope Francis’s funeral would be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square. In his final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at St. Mary Major where he ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

Fifty-seven-year-old journalist, James Azania, recounts to AYOOLA OLASUPO the painful story of how his wife vanished with their four children without a trace, and his relentless efforts to reconnect ...

Preparations are underway at EWTN Global Catholic Network in Irondale to ensure viewers in 160 countries and territories will be able to watch the funeral mass of ...

As Pope Francis is laid to rest in St. Peter's Square, millions of Catholics and non-Catholics alike are expected to tune in to watch the celebration of his life on Saturday. The 88-year-old pope died ...

As Pope Francis' death affects Catholics in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as well as members of various faith ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

ROME (CNS) -- "The Virgin Mary told me, 'Prepare the tomb.'" That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the historic Marian church where his body will ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

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Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...