As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis ...

Other parishioners there included single mother and widow Betsy Ross, who was a seamstress, and Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence who had served in the ...

Farrell then made a statement announcing the news: "At 7:35 this morning, The Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the Father's house. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and ...

As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the leader known as "the People's Pope" had already broken with some traditions in the ways pontiffs are laid to rest.

Pope Francis traveled around the world during his 12-year papacy, stopping in 68 countries with 47 Apostolic Visits but never returned to his native Argentina. Francis, the former archbishop of ...

Pope Francis‘ funeral service Saturday drew 250,000 mourners to the Vatican, including foreign presidents, prime ministers, and other dignitaries. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re delivered the ...

April 26, 2025 • It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025 • Pope Francis' funeral ...

Three of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of canonization. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Although three ...