An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

The funeral Mass will likely be celebrated inside St Peter’s, because of the late winter weather, and there is also the ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

How Pope Francis’ funeral will be different from those held for predecessors - Pope Francis introduced changes to simplify ...

An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in downtown Bend, which is ...

Pope Francis introduced changes to the papal funeral rites in 2024 which were aimed at simplifying the ceremonies.

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be locked up" or “a closed ...

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

An unlikely choice to be pope championed causes and challenged orthodoxy, keeping allies and critics alike on their toes.

The local Catholic community is mourning the death of Pope Francis after the Vatican announced he passed at age 88 Monday ...

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