For many years, I’ve organized a Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society spring whitewater trip on the St. George River that flows ... that boaters call the Upper St. George. The primary reason ...

This weekend marked another significant moment in the wake of Pope Francis’ death. Millions around the world paid their respects during his funeral, which took place on Saturday, April 26.

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years ... and was apparent from the moment he stood on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome after his election as pontiff in March 2013.

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter ...

Pope Francis’s funeral procession will depart from St. Peter’s Basilica ... crossing the Tiber River, and continuing along some of Rome’s main thoroughfares to reach Santa Maria Maggiore.

From our special correspondant in the Vatican – The last of the huge crowds of mourners shuffled through St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, some ...

It is also located near the altar dedicated to St. Francis. Work to receive Pope Francis’ coffin began a few days ago, fulfilling the pontiff’s wish for a simple burial in this church ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a private burial at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday after a funeral Mass attended by a multitude of mourners, including some 50 heads of state ...

VATICAN CITY — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state ... controls along the Tiber River and Via della Conciliazione, which leads to St. Peter’s Square, to secure the ...

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on Thursday, and thousands continue to arrive. Euronews journalist Maria ...

VATICAN CITY — They came from far and wide, the U.S., the U.K. and South America among other places, all united in their desire to pay their last respects to Pope Francis. Outside St. Peter’s ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral.