Previous conservative Popes had sternly condemned the sin, but Francis tended to treat the offering of compassionate charity ...

The six-kilometer funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter's to St. Mary Major was filled with profound ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

The country’s Jesuits gathered Friday for a requiem Mass in honor of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, ...

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, have felicitated with Christians and other Nigerians ...

Pope Francis’ message to listen more, preach less and show mercy to all resonated, even among those who lacked faith. Francis ...

Says election of new Pope will not happen through ‘Emi lo kan’ processPope Francis was laid to rest at the Vatican on Saturday, April 26, 2025 having died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at age 88 ...

What a time to depart! Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, could not have died at a more symbolic time. After a ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

In today’s newsletter, the ritualistic sights and scenes at Pope Francis’s funeral. Plus: I watched the funeral for Pope ...