The father of a great family has died — the Holy Father, we Catholics call him. The family of the world’s Catholics is in ...

In a break from tradition and by his prior request, the pope will be laid to rest in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica instead ...

A train struck a funeral home limo carrying family members to a funeral, injuring six, Tennessee officials said. “Please keep a local family in your prayers today,” Bartlett Alderman Kevin Quinn said ...

We invite our global audience to join us in this period of mourning,’ he said. ‘May God have mercy on his servant and grant ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

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

Pope Francis' funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to "reinforce the hope and witness to the faith" that those who have been baptized in Christ "will rise with him to new ...

The pope was released from a lengthy hospital stay less than a month ago for a life-threatening respiratory condition.

Pope Francis’s tweaks are mostly focused on simplifying the ceremonies and eliminating unnecessary ornamentation. For example, he requested that the Vatican use just one coffin for the body of a ...

Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting a new pope — designed to ensure secrecy and an orderly transition — have ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The Catholic royals paid moving tribute to Pope Francis. Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco are among the Catholic royals around the world paying tribute to Pope Francis.