The choice of the basilica was also symbolically significant given its ties to Francis’ Jesuit religious order. St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuits, celebrated his first Mass in the basilica ...

Julian Assange makes shock appearance at Pope Francis's funeral - Julian Assange was pictured with his son standing in St ...

Pope Francis wanted to inspire people to be generous, compassionate and serve the poor, the Archbishop of Westminster ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for ...

Cardinals have performed the rite of burial for Pope Francis at his simple tomb inside Rome’s St. Mary Major Basilica.

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for people on the ...

The Wikileaks cofounder was pictured with his son among the hundreds of thousands of gathering mourners on Saturday.

Anthony Albanese, who counts Catholicism, the Rabbitohs, and the Labor Party as his three big faiths, has marked Pope Francis ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 ...