At that point, he becomes the new pope and will state his chosen pontifical name before the assembled cardinals. The most ...

Roman neighbors and retired flight attendants Aurelia Ballarini and Francesca Codato came to pay respects to Pope Francis on ...

Msgr. Thomas Fucinaro served at the Vatican for 29 years before returning to be a pastor in Lincoln. Sign up for our ...

Mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for over five decades.

The funeral for Pope Francis, pontiff from March 13, 2013, until his death on April 21, will be held on Saturday morning in ...

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A group of students from Brooklyn were in Rome on a school trip and were able to see the Pope in what would be his final blessing.

Some Protestant pastors remarked on Pope Francis' care for the poor and the marginalized. A rabbi called him "such a devoted, ...

Father Victor Galier happened to be in Rome on a three-month sabbatical when Pope Francis died on Easter Monday ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.