Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

Thousands of mourners lined up outside for a chance to pay their last respects to Francis, who died on Monday at the age of ...

Middleburg's Kielce Gussie was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and worked for the Vatican in Rome and gave a ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

USA Today will livestream the funeral for Pope Francis beginning at 3 a.m. ET April 26. Major news networks also will offer ...

In a break from tradition, Pope Francis chose to be buried outside the Vatican at the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria ...

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as ...

The US president and the pontiff frequently exchanged criticisms over compassion for migrants, a group Trump has repeatedly ...

Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the late pontiff had already broken with some ...

Mourners bid farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for the 'most peripheral of the peripheries.' ...