Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a service that drew thousands of people globally, and in our area, dozens of faithful gathered to celebrate his life.

People in Birmingham and across the world gathered Saturday to say farewell to His Holiness Pope Francis. A funeral was held Apr. 26 at the Vatican with many world leaders and thousands of people in ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...

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

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

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

The Archdiocese of Dubuque held a memorial Mass on Thursday honoring Pope Francis, who died earlier this week at the age of ...

Learning of the April 21 death of Pope Francis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said he planned to celebrate Mass for the repose of the soul of the pope at noon ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of ...

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