After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and tranported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.

Francis, who rejected much of the pomp traditionally associated with the papacy during his 12-year reign, had requested to be ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Pope Francis spent his 12-year tenure preaching what he called the joy of the gospel and emphasizing compassion. That message ...

They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint, but they ended up bidding farewell to ...

Montemurri first raised the question of whether the cardinal could possibly be the first American pope in 2018. According to the author, Tobin’s language skills became invaluable as the Southwest ...

President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden sat just five rows between them at Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, easily in the other's sight line. Each man had his wife at his side. But, ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals are among those bidding a final farewell to a religious leader described as "a pope ...

Two of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of ...

Pope Francis' 12-year papacy was dedicated to highlighting equality in the Catholic Church and informing on the state of ...

Tens of thousands of young people who had planned to attend the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, ...

More than 200,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday as the world said goodbye to ...