From the moment of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis chose a different path. He led not from above, but ...

With hundreds of world leaders descending on the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, a carefully devised seating plan ...

The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary ...

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

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, is being laid to rest in a service he ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, leaves behind one living sister and a handful of nieces and nephews – only one of whom is expected to attend his funeral Saturday.

Although he never visited Argentina, Francis returned to South America when he visited Brazil in the first months of his ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, is being laid to rest in a service he ...

The public funeral Mass is being held in front of St. Peter's Basilica, with Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presiding. The ...

Whenever someone dies on or near a major holiday, it leads to symbolism that loved ones always remember. I’m no stranger to holiday deaths. My maternal grandfather died on Christmas Eve in 1984. My ...

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

The pontiff will be laid to rest after a Mass in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The first Jesuit and first ...