Fr. Tommy Conway of Hattiesburg recalled being in Rome shortly after the Pope Francis’ election in 2013. Conway said the man ...

The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, died of stroke and subsequent irreversible heart ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday after a stroke and cardiac ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church. It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by ...

Pope Francis made a lasting impression on John Graveline when Graveline and his wife, Wendy, were in attendance to hear the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-As Catholics and Christians here in South Mississippi and worldwide mourn the death of Pope Francis, many leaders are sending out their condolences. In a statement released Monday ...

Leaders from Houston, Harris County and Texas have shared statements honoring Pope Francis and his legacy. Houston-area ...

In the 2024-2025 school year, there were 1.6 million Catholic school students and more than 150,000 professional staff ...

Worshippers claim they saw the 'crying' statue at a Good Friday service, during Holy Week in the town of Aguas Claras, in Colombia, just days before Pope Francis I's death ...

CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell spoke with WTOP’s Michelle Basch and John Domen about Pope Francis’s legacy, achievements and what ...