Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew ...

As news of the pope’s death traveled across the globe, observers fondly remembered a man who bought his own eyeglasses, got ...

The death of Pope Francis has impacted travel plans for many members of the religious community who were scheduled to visit ...

A couple who spent part of Holy Week in Rome heard about the pope's passing when they arrived back home Monday morning.

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 ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Between the fourth and sixth day after the pope’s death, the papal funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica or St. Peter’s Square.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell was handpicked by Pope Francis to be camerlengo, which involves running the Vatican in the days ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Catholic community in San Antonio is mourning the death of Pope Francis.Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller ...

In New York City, Saint Patrick's Cathedral has also become a focal point for mourning the death of Pope Francis, with ...

Francis was very straightforward and answered straight questions with straight answers, he didn’t brush over things.’ ...