Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than ...

Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions plaguing the Western Hemisphere as the ...

As the bespectacled, crimson-robed cleric led the procession bringing Pope Francis up the aisle of St Peter’s Basilica for ...

It is revealing—and perhaps poetically fitting—that Pope Francis passed away just two months shy of the 10th anniversary of ...

Outside Pope Francis’ burial place as people visit his tomb Live view from outside St. Mary Major Basilica as it opens its door to the faithful who wish to visit the tomb of Pope Francis. Francis died ...

A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping to meet Pope Francis — never ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

Pope Francis' open coffin at the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica was drawing tens of thousands of mourners into Friday morning ...

The Washington Examiner‘s Peter Laffin suggested the late Pope Francis did not fit into the American left-right political ...

A nun holds a photo of Pope Francis while attending his funeral in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, ...

Robbyn Scribner, cofounder and director of Outreach for Tech Moms said she recalls the moment Francis was instated as pope.