NOW THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISITING ROME FOR THE FUNERAL TODAY INCLUDED SEVERAL SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY RESIDENTS. BISHOP TIMOTHY SENIOR WITH THE HARRISBURG DIOCESE, SPOKE WITH NEWS EIGHT THIS MORNING ...

The pope’s burial site, at his request, is the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. He ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and ...

Pope Francis’ instructive choice of name reflects his commitment to addressing inequality, paying homage to Saint Francis of Assisi, a champion of the poor. This nod to Saint Francis echoes the ...

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well ...

Pilgrims of all ages from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are making what their archbishop called "an absolute pivot," as they find themselves in Rome for a papal funeral, rather than the canonization ...

As the world bids a final farewell to Pope Francis during his funeral Saturday, among those present will be the poor, ...

An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in downtown Bend, which is ...

Archbishop Robert Casey will remember and pray for "the repose of the soul of Pope Francis" at four Masses throughout the ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, ...

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

In his first encyclical letter Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis said faith in Jesus Christ helps one to joyfully live life 'on wings ...