Montemurri first raised the question of whether the cardinal could possibly be the first American pope in 2018. According to the author, Tobin’s language skills became invaluable as the Southwest ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square. Despite the presence of ...

After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and tranported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.

Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, prisoners and migrants welcomed Francis’ ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe ...

Trump and the pope exchanged criticisms over a decade, mostly related to the pope's plea for compassion for migrants, a group ...

Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on ...

A sea of mourners filled St. Peter’s Square and the streets beyond it to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, who, with ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday following his death at the age of 88, with around 200,000 mourners gathering in ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in St. Mary Major Basilica. Security was tightened in Rome as world leaders attended ...