Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died on Monday morning at the age of 88. Francis' life and time as pope, which was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Nearly a week after the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, worshippers will gather in the Vatican to honor the life and legacy of the beloved head of the Catholic Church. The pope’s funeral will ...

Cardinals have set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday in St. Peter's Square, and a public viewing from Wednesday in St. Peter ...

Pope Francis buried with heartwarming note in final tribute to late Pontiff - Deed placed in coffin recalls ‘a simple and much-beloved pastor’ who loved the poor ...

First lady Melania Trump, whose fashion is often thought to reflect her mood, wore a black lace veil to the funeral of Pope Francis. The former fashion model, the first practicing Catholic to serve as ...

Melania Trump spent her 55th birthday urging her husband Donald Trump to shake hands with dignitaries as they both mourned the death of Pope Francis at the pontiff's Rome funeral, according to a lip r ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...