As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Enclosed by Bernini’s colonnades, the scene was a blend of sacred and human – spontaneous applause met solemn silence, smartphones raised alongside prayer cards. Hundreds of clergy in flowing ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

The much younger Italian cardinal from Bergamo, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, 60, who has made the Holy Land his home for more ...

Pope Francis has approved the promulgation of the decree on a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Kerala nun, foundress of the Teresian Carmelite Sisters. Father Lanciotti, killed in Brazil ...

The passing of “Papa Francesco” recalls an accidental, frantic and ultimately transformational experience at the Vatican.

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

Recap: The senior Catholic candidates who 'could undo Pope Francis's progressive legacy' if elected - as Vatican prepares for ...

St. Mary Major Basilica not the usual resting place for a pope The final resting place for Pope Francis is a nearly 1,600-year-old church and shrine to the Virgin Mary. The first pope to be buried ...