Parishioners at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mandarin felt it was a fitting place to be on the day Pope Francis was laid ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Cardinals from all over the world have begun convening in Rome to prepare to hold a conclave to select a successor for Pope ...

Bishop Larry Sullivan delivered the sermon at a special commemoration for Pope Francis, hours after the pope was laid to rest ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

For the good of Pope Francis’s soul, and for the good of the Catholic Church, Catholics must not gloss over the damage of the ...

Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...

In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose simple style, pastoral ...

The pope’s outdoor funeral is attended by nearly a quarter-million people, including invited guests representing The Church ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead ...

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and ...