Even as he adopted the name of Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, he showed his commitment to the Franciscan vows of ...

With more than 60 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

While outwardly it appeared to be a formality to arrange the details for Saturday's funeral, for cardinals who know the power ...

Hours after Pope Francis died Monday, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the former Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, offered a mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown. DiNardo recalled being ...

Pope Francis confirmed in his final testament - released by the Vatican just now - that he wished to be buried in Rome's ...

There is a Tipperary link to the conclave of Cardinals that will eventually vote for the successor to Pope Francis as head of ...

Fans started gathering at San Lorenzo football club's chapel from Monday, to bid farewell to Pope Francis. "The Pope leaves ...