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 ...

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

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

Kielce Gussie, a U.S. journalist who works for Vatican News, gave the first reading at the funeral of Pope Francis.

Watch live coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at the Vatican on NBC News. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age ...

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

Before his death on April 21, 2025, Pope Francis made a lengthy statement beginning with, "The walls of hospitals have heard ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday following his death at the age of 88, with around 200,000 mourners gathering in ...

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

The funeral service for Pope Francis, remembered as a champion of the poor and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church ...