Pope Francis I will have a funeral service following the example set by most of his predecessors - but has requested to be ...

There will be a procession to transfer the coffin of Pope Francis from St. Peter's Basilica, where the funeral will be held, ...

As the lights of St. Peter's Basilica were extinguished and silence settled through the sprawling interior, a single flame -- ...

Pope Francis ' funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

Pope Francis has a deep devotion to the Virgin Mary and always prays at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore before leaving ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti urged Catholics to reject a world that “betrays” people for economic gain and power, instead ...

"I think people of faith and people of goodwill throughout the world are stagnant by this tragic loss," said Rabbi Merrell ...

Once tucked between the altar and the sacristy at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was a small room known by ...

Pope Francis made a surprise visit to St Peter's Basilica in a wheelchair today while recovering from life-threatening pneumonia. This afternoon, the pope entered the sprawling basilica in his ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...