His body will go into a zinc-lined, wooden coffin instead of the triplicate coffins of the past (cypress, lead and oak). It will bypass the private viewing for church officials in the Apostolic Palace ...

It is the camerlengo’s duty to make all the arrangements for the pope’s funeral and burial after having discussed the matter ...

Beneath gray skies and the solemn toll of 88 bells – one for each year of life – a Memorial Mass was celebrated April 21 at ...

Perhaps Pope Francis’ most defining legacy will be his emphasis on God’s mercy, said Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, bishop of the ...

The archbishop said shortly after Pope Francis was elected, his first visit outside of Rome was to the marooned African boat ...

Many are claiming Pope Francis as an ideological ally in the wake of his death. But he defied easy political categorization.

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice ...

Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than 12 years and became a global symbol of humility, compassion and reform, died Monday.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Early in his papacy, Francis made a declaration that now appears prophetic: “I want a mess.” ...

Following the passing of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88, Kazakhstan remembers the pontiff not only as a global ...