One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

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The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis’s tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, where he was laid to rest ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Mourners were permitted to ...

Commenting on the historic moment April 26, Archbishop Gudziak said that, through the encounter, “Pope Francis is giving a ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore following a massive, choreographed funeral that saw more than 250,000 mourners in attendance. The pope’s tomb is purposefully ...

Melania Trump’s relationship with husband and US president Donald Trump has long been subject to speculation - to the extent that she released a book last year to “clarify the facts” after being “the ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin Sunday said the overwhelming love of Pope Francis must not be a flash of momentary emotion, ...

Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the ...