Pilgrims from the Philadelphia region mourned during the funeral of Pope Francis and celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

Columnist John Breunig explains what happened after he learned just before his father's funeral that the church wasn't ...

Five days after the police-involved, Memorial Day murder of George Floyd in 2020, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, ...

Their trip included visits to major basilicas in Rome and sacred sites in Assisi, including the Pontifical Sanctuary of the ...

While black is the traditional colour in Catholic funerals, Trump and Prince William not being Catholic may have made a different choice. Indian President Droupadi Murmu, who's a Hindu was seen in ...

and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him farewell in a ceremony of breathtaking spectacle that offered age-old Catholic funeral rites and touching moments of personal grief.

A sermon detailed aspects of the pope's life, but the service was otherwise a traditional Catholic funeral, albeit one pared down at Francis' own wishes. An Italian cardinal, Giovanni Battista Re ...

The Mass itself was as would be found at most Catholic funerals, albeit with the Sistine Chapel Choir and 250 cardinals present as well as upwards of 130 countries represented, including 10 ...

Now I understand. He stands out from the crowd. Meanwhile, Melania is in full traditional dress for a Catholic funeral." Another added: "Why is he not wearing black? It's a formal funeral." ...

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people were expected at the Vatican ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. "You know, I won the Catholic vote," he ...

Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. ET. Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died on Monday morning at the age of 88. Francis' life and time ...