People lined up from the early hours of Sunday for a farewell to Pope Francis at his simple tomb in the Papal Basilica of ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, called on the Catholic conscience more than any pope since John XXIII.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis. Starting early Sunday they began filing past the simple ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis at his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica.

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Francis was a good man trying to do good things. He was a man who I firmly believe was following the lead of the Holy Spirit ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has left Rome for home today (27 April), a day after joining the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St Peter's Square in Vatican City. He is expected to reach home in the ...

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and ...

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

“When Francis came, first of all, he was the first pope from South America; his emphasis was mercy and hope,” Daly said. “But he wasn’t much for formalities. He went to the heart of the Gospel, which ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...