Approximately 250,000 people followed the mass from the square or nearby on giant screens. The rest lined the route of the ...

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

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

Pope Francis always placed the Gospel of mercy at the centre, repeatedly emphasising that God never tires of forgiving us. He ...

With the news that Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter, faith leaders from across the country shared ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

The world will bid a final farewell Saturday to Pope Francis, whose funeral in Vatican City starts at 10 a.m. local time. Solano County viewers will have to tune in during the early hours of the ...

COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 ...

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore issued a heartfelt statement Monday morning following the death of Pope Francis, the ...

Bishop Walkowiak has asked the priests of the Grand Rapids Diocese to offer a Mass for the Dead for the pontiff, who passed ...

Two Central Wisconsin pastors share their reactions to the Pope's death, reflections on his life and papacy and hopes for his ...