Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – ...

The funeral for Pope Francis was intended to be a stripped-down affair to honor the simplicity of the man. Instead, the ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

Tens of thousands of mourners filtered into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope ...

Chicago Catholics gathered at an Easter Monday Mass in Pilsen to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and mourn the ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, will take place on Saturday morning, the Holy See ...

Watch live coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at the Vatican on NBC News. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

In a solemn and majestic funeral that ended moments ago, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South ...

Pope Francis, who had part of his lung removed as a young man, recently spent several weeks hospital due to a respiratory ...

The funeral service for Pope Francis, remembered as a champion of the poor and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church ...