Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – ...

The funeral for Pope Francis was intended to be a stripped-down affair to honor the simplicity of the man. Instead, the ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

When Pope Francis died on Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered that flags be lowered to have staff. Abbott's order remains ...

Pope Francis' final journey concludes with a solemn and emotional ceremony. Watch the powerful moment as Holy Communion is ...

The cardinals set the date for the conclave. Their next meeting is on Monday morning at 9 a.m. Rome time. All the electors ...

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for Francis' funeral for a historic moment for the Catholic Church—and the ...

In a solemn and majestic funeral that ended moments ago, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

In his homily at the pope's funeral, Cardinal Re described Pope Francis as a "pope among the people, with an open heart ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...