As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

Amid a world with growing rancor and discord and hate and war, we have lost a needed voice for peace and human compassion ...

In his will, Pope Francis asked for a simple burial, with his tomb only bearing the inscription, "Franciscus." ...

In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered ...

Pope Francis stipulated that he be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where six other popes are buried.

In one of his last public acts, Pope Francis gave a message of hope and peace in his Easter Sunday speech at the Vatican only hours before his death.

My reflections on the papacy of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 April 21, are intertwined with experiences of prayer.

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

Before his passing, Pope Francis made what would be his last public appearance to bless thousands in St. Peter's Square. This was his message.

FILE - Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, left, holds on to his umbrella next to Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as ...