President Trump ordered flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the pope's ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Among Pope Francis' final words was a thank you to his nurse, who had helped the pope surprise crowds in St. Peter's Square ...

Francis broke from tradition and asked for a "simple" burial in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major instead of St. Peter's ...

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

The first ever cardinal of Roman Catholic-majority East Timor had barely had time to process the news of Pope Francis' death ...

In word, gesture and deed, Pope Francis consistently reached out to those on the edges – the poor, the disenfranchised, ...

Pope Francis preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with Catholic Church orthodoxy and surprising ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Pope Francis brought attention to the Catholic Church in impoverished areas around the globe that are often ignored.

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

York Mosque and Islamic Centre has praised Pope Francis for his commitment to "peace, justice and compassion". It was ...