Pope Francis requested simplicity in his wooden coffin and final resting place​, but his funeral Mass still reflected the ...

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

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

Three seminarians from the Diocese of Grand Rapids have spent the past months studying abroad in Rome. After Pope Francis ...

Brother Michael Perry works at Siena College and has known Pope Francis for over 10 years. He travelled to Rome to attended ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting ...

However, it’s possible Melania was heading to New York City to be with their son, Barron Trump, for her birthday evening. An ...

"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

President Trump and other world leaders gathered in Rome on Saturday to honor the life of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell yesterday to ...