Pope Francis death

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After the casket bearing Pope Francis’ body was placed in St. Peter’s Basilica, tens of thousands of mourners lined up to pay their respects. The open …

President Donald Trump plans to attend Pope Francis’ funeral and directed US flags be flown at half-staff in the late pontiff’s honor.

“The pope wanted to make one last significant surprise by going to St. Peter’s Square for a ride in the popemobile,” Vatican News said.

Pope Francis globalized the papal office differently than his globetrotting predecessor St. John Paul II, shaped by being both from Latin America and a Jesuit.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart failure, said the director of Vatican City State’s department of health services. The pope had …

The news of Pope Francis’ passing on Easter Monday April 21 has sent ripples of grief and gratitude throughout the world, particularly within the leadership of the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinals already present in Rome and those who were able to get to the city after Pope Francis’ death April 21 held their first meeting at …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College …

Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) joins the church and the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, the 265th successor of St. Peter.

“Pope Francis yearned for the Church’s message of mercy to be ever present among marginalized people, those on the existential and geographical peripheries of society,” says Alberta bishop.