Some 150,000 people have passed by Francis’s coffin over the past three days as he lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica.

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

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The time of the sede vacante after the pope’s death brings with it a series of symbols, traditions, and protocols that have existed for centuries and express the papacy’s essence. Bishop Matthew ...

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One of the many ways Pope Francis, who died early Monday, preached inclusion was in his travels. He called on heavily Catholic countries such as the Philippines, but also visited Mongolia, which ...

Ten years after Yolanda, a mother recalls the moment Pope Francis held her hand—and unknowingly healed her heart.

These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water, a symbol of baptism.

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...