The first minister will be at the ceremony on Friday along with heads of state and governments from around the world.

“This moment is critical now,” Bishop Sean W. Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, said. “For those of us who ...

Pope Francis’ coffin will be sealed during a liturgical rite held in St Peter’s Basilica on Friday at 8 am, Vatican News has ...

Pope Francis was widely seen as a transformative figure who boldly tried to address the challenges affecting the Catholic ...

The burial of the pontiff will be on Saturday at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, the first time a pontiff is ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

A leader of Dubuque's LGBTQ+ community says Pope Francis gave him hope for a more inclusive Catholic church, but says the ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis died quickly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, and there ...

Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David downplayed talks about “popular candidates” in the upcoming conclave, and said a papal ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

Thousands of people gathered on Thursday (Apr 24) for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public tributes, ...