Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Square, prisoners and migrants welcomed Francis' coffin at his final resting place in a basilica across town. According to Vatican ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Bakersfield gathered in prayer Saturday to honor Pope Francis, as locals at Saint Francis Church shared how his leadership touched their lives and inspired a legacy ...

Thomas J. Esposito, MD, MPH, age 69, of Brimfield, Illinois, formerly of Burr Ridge, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at OSF St. Francis Medical ...

Hundreds of priests, diplomats and community members gathered at the Church of St. Francis in the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi for a special memorial dedicated to the late Pope. During his ...

Pope Francis was buried Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major after his coffin crossed the center of Rome, marking the pontiff’s final goodbye to the Eternal City. After the celebration of ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old. Francis, who took his name after ...

Saturday’s ceremony mostly took place outside, under bright sunshine in St. Peter’s Square. And although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty ...