His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was accorded a position of special honor at Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome on April 26, 2025, seated next to the high altar in recognition of his role ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

People lined up from the early hours of Sunday to bid farewell to Pope Francis in front of his tomb in the Papal Basilica of ...

With Pope Francis in his final resting place, the thoughts of the world's 1.3bn Catholics turn to who will be his successor ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Christian Surtz, an Emmy award-winning filmmaker based in the Chicago area, has co-directed a documentary exploring the life ...

The Diocese of Austin held a service to honor the late Pope Francis, with parishioners reflecting on his legacy and preparing ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin told some 200,000 people in St. Peter’s Square that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s limitless mercy the heart of his pontificate.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Mercy – the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry – must guide the Catholic Church through ...

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...