The pontiff can be seen lying in his vestments with a rosary clasped between his fingers as guards stand beside his body.

AM, Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible heart failure.  Pope Francis is history’s first Latin American pontiff and was 88 at the time of his death.

The Pope requested a "simple" tomb bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", according to his final testament.

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

The death of Pope Francis triggers a series of ancient rites steeped in tradition, beginning with a formal confirmation of ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

Fr. Tommy Conway of Hattiesburg recalled being in Rome shortly after the Pope Francis’ election in 2013. Conway said the man ...

Pope Francis made a lasting impression on John Graveline when Graveline and his wife, Wendy, were in attendance to hear the ...

ATLANTA–On Monday of the Octave of Easter, the world learned of the news of Pope Francis’ death. Archbishop Gregory J.

The Vatican has disclosed that late Pope Francis will be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in the Pauline Chapel.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...