Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis, at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major during his funeral, in Rome, Italy, April 26, 2025. Claudia Greco/Reuters The groundbreaking event ...

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in the Vatican on Saturday to watch the final journey of Pope Francis, attended by leaders and royals from around the world. Thousands of faithful and world leaders ...

Even in death, Pope Francis remained a trailblazer — becoming the only pontiff to open, but not close, the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in what has become a fateful symbol of his papal ...

Although he was a pontiff well-attuned to the concerns of ordinary Catholics, Pope Francis had a surprising blind spot when it came to the abuse crisis. He did not talk very much about the issue ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, was being held in Vatican City and Rome today. This file is no longer updating. Ceremonial funeral of Pope Francis has ...