On Sunday, tens of thousands of people flocked to the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore to catch a brief glimpse of Pope ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

Upon receiving the news of Pope Francis’s passing on Monday morning, however, tears, accompanied by deep fears of the future ...

Wyoming Catholics are reacting to the death of Pope Francis with sorrow and hope. Even a self-described Casper “cafeteria ...

A Nigerian priest has shared a photo showing how orderly people behaved during the burial ceremony held for Pope Francis on ...

Following the solemn yet also joyous occasion of Pope Francis’s funeral, attention now turns to who might follow him. It was ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis at his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica.

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...