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

Whatever Father Bergoglio might have been in the 1970s, Pope Francis was not. He spent half a century defending the oppressed ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

Cardinals prepare to elect a new pope after Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, with global attention on the secretive ...

Francis was a good man trying to do good things. He was a man who I firmly believe was following the lead of the Holy Spirit ...

Twelve years on, I will remember Pope Francis’ pontificate for reminding us that mercy is the true face of love. Two years into his papacy, Francis announced the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, with ...

Springfield Bishop William Byrne celebrated a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in memory of the pope, who died on April 21, the day after Easter.

Twenty-eight arms, fourteen shoulders to carry Pope Francis to his final resting place. But the white roses, those laid in ...

Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.