Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

A friar in residence at Siena College who shared a personal connection to Pope Francis, attended his funeral Saturday.

A Mass was held at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in honor of Pope Francis on Saturday as people around the world ...

"It was a powerful shared moment of prayer," one Long Island pastor said of the funeral Mass Saturday in St. Peter's Square.

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the ...

In continuing to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis, mourners will gather at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a special Mass on Saturday. The historic ...

Three of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of ...

The Rev. Michael Duffy and the Rev. Michael Bartholomew are among the many who will be in Vatican City for the papal funeral ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Parishioners pray at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Monday in New York. In New York City, mourners gathered at St. Patrick's ...