Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome ...

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday (April 26) and released images of the pontiff ...

The first photos of the deceased Pope Francis were published by the Vatican as funeral rites are underway. Cardinal Kevin ...

Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, passed away at 88, prompting global tributes and funeral arrangements.

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...

In the shared footage, which has rapidly gone viral, the clip appears to show Pope Francis swatting away Donald Trump's hand ...

During Francis’s papacy, evangelical Protestantism and secularism continued to remake Latin America’s religious geography, ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful ...