On May 2, a Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis will be celebrated in Erie by Bishop Lawrence Persico, according to the Catholic Diocese of Erie website. The service will take place at ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the body of the late ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter's Square April 23 to witness the transfer and pray for ...

Several hundreds worshipers gathered at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Tuesday to remember the teachings and the legacy of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the Vatican. He was ...

Among Pope Francis' final words was a thank you to his nurse, who had helped the pope surprise crowds in St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88 following a stroke that led to a coma and heart failure, the Vatican said ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed ...

Pope Francis was a moral exemplar about the vanity of all things. He will certainly be remembered kindly and positively for ...

Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bend church are both named for St. Francis, and share many things in common, ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, prompting global mourning and the beginning of a nine-day ritual as the Catholic ...