University of Saint Francis students Amelia Fowerbaugh and Grace Warner recently ended their sophomore year with an ...

As a disciple of justice, I address you today from abroad to mourn and celebrate the extraordinary life of Pope Francis—a man ...

They ended up bidding farewell to Pope Francis instead, with their exuberance giving an uplifting tone to Saturday's otherwise somber funeral.“He always said you have to be joyful about life ...

Pope Francis's funeral honored his legacy with symbolic items like his miter, crozier, rosary, fisherman's ring and more. Here's what each represents.

Those were Pope Francis’ first words as the new pontiff of the Catholic Church, delivered more than 12 years ago from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. The former archbishop of Buenos Aires ...

The world mourned the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 23, 2025, at the age of 88, following a stroke and irreversible heart failure. His funeral, held on April 26 at Vatican City, ...

While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view his body — the mass will involve a series of longtime Catholic ...

In his will, he specified that he wanted a simple tomb, devoid of some of the most deeply rooted traditions in the history of the funerals of the bishops of ...