Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, according to the Vatican. He was 88 years old and held the papacy for 12 years.

As 250,000 people attended Pope Francis’ funeral mass at the Vatican, Father Eric Garris with the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland was among them.

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Pope Francis requested simplicity in his wooden coffin and final resting place​, but his funeral Mass still reflected the ...

Pope Francis’ death the day after Easter Sunday made possible this striking, and perhaps historic, meeting in St. Peter’s ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The world watched the funeral of Pope Francis, and Msgr. Richard Hilgartner from the Archdiocese of Baltimore explains the significance of the service.

Zelenskiy said the meeting could prove historic if it delivers the kind of peace he is hoping for, and a White House spokesperson called it "very productive." ...