Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the first ritual of Francis's funeral rites, known as the “rite of the ascertainment of death and deposition in the coffin.” ...

Pope Francis passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke and heart failure. The Vatican confirmed the ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

An Taoiseach Micheal Martin, An Tanaiste Simon Harris and President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina will represent ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who has ties to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, was chosen by Pope Francis to serve as camerlengo, who is now in charge of the Vatican until a new pope is ...

The late Pope Francis will lie in state for three days after his body is brought to St Peter’s Basilica from his private ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

The Vatican has announced that the funeral of Pope Francis will be held on April 26, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square, with his ...

As people the world over mourn the passing of Pope Francis and visit the Holy See to pay homage, here’s what to know about ...

Catholics across Southern California and around the world continue to mourn the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...