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

Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, a nun who broke Vatican protocol when she approached Pope Francis' casket to say goodbye earlier this week, remembered the late pontiff as a brother and a friend ...

Arriving in Rome after Pope Francis’ death, Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of ...

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

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square ...

Francis lived by the idea that greatness is found in humility, not spectacle. His wooden casket was adorned only with the ...

As the Catholic Church enters a period of transition, millions of Catholics worldwide are wondering what comes next.

In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and tranported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.

For a year, college graduates Lydia Beachum of Tennessee and Caroline Knight of Georgia are volunteering at Joseph’s House in ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...