Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The COP30 climate summit will draw representatives from 198 countries to Belém, a city of 1.3 million in the Amazon rainforest.

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Francis, who came from a middle-class neighborhood in Buenos Aires, became known as the Jesuit priest who rode the city’s ...

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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin as he leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, in Saint Peter's Square, at ...

Sister Geneviève Jeanningros, a nun who broke Vatican protocol when she approached Pope Francis' casket to say goodbye earlier this week, remembered the late pontiff as a brother and a friend ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21, was a longtime member of the San Lorenzo soccer team in Buenos Aires. Did his card number ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...