VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

The late pontiff sought to bring the Catholic Church closer to the people and break with tradition through symbolic gestures ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

Tens of thousands of young people who had planned to attend the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, were among those who paid their respects to the late pontiff.

Some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass and tens of thousands more lined the motorcade route, clapping and cheering ...

His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump meet before attending the funeral of Pope Francis in St ...

Kielce Gussie gave the first reading at the funeral mass held for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, Rome, on Saturday, ...

More than 200,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday as the world said goodbye to ...

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