After battling with his health for sometime the Catholic Pontiff and head of over one billion Roman Catholics world­wide, JorgeMarioBergoglio(Pope Francis) diedonEasterMonday. Pope Francis, who was ...

Previous conservative Popes had sternly condemned the sin, but Francis tended to treat the offering of compassionate charity ...

The six-kilometer funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter's to St. Mary Major was filled with profound ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Pope Francis’ message to listen more, preach less and show mercy to all resonated, even among those who lacked faith. Francis ...

What a time to depart! Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, could not have died at a more symbolic time. After a ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...

Members of the Social Justice and Peace Commission at St. Michael's Parish in Augusta grew together thanks to the late ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he deliberately simplified.

Nadia Gavarret, Spanish translation manager for Church News, reflects on the faith, loyalty and hope of the women who stood ...