The late pontiff was laid to rest in a private ceremony on Saturday following a public funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.

Senior Catholic Church leaders, Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi and Cardinal Jacob Koovakad, met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from ...

There are many forms and expressions of prayer. The human heart is diverse and the ways in which it approaches and speaks to ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

In a final journey through the eternal city, Pope Francis was laid to rest at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore - the ...

Laid to rest yesterday in an unadorned coffin marked simply with Franciscus, the decision to be buried outside the walls of ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

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

The parents of Kielce Gussie, the woman who delivered the first reading at Pope Francis’ funeral, shared their thoughts on ...

Munetsi, right, on the sidelines of the World Youth Day celebrations officiated by the late Pope Francis in Lisbon, Portugal two years ago.

The ceremonies and rituals, many of them ancient, following the death of Pope Francis evoke the sensory allure of the Roman ...