Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Pope Francis’ funeral will begin Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. EDT. It’s scheduled six days after his death. According to the ...

"It's a human life, period," Pope Francis said. "This human life must be respected. This principle is so clear." ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s ...

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

During his homily, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, said individuals and the church must follow in the footsteps ...

Italian authorities are preparing one of the most complex and secretive security operations in Vatican history as 200,000 ...

Pope Francis died quickly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing ...

Irish postal service offers to send cards to the Vatican for free - Post offices in Ireland had received queries from the ...

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