Pope Francis said Mary picked his burial place, cardinal says
A banner reading "Thank you, Francis" in Italian hangs outside a building facing the Basilica of St. Mary Major in...
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Real conclaves: They aren’t the thrillers seen in film, professor says
Cardinals from around the world pray in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican March 12, 2013, before beginning the conclave...
Converging lines: Thousands wait hours to pay respects to Pope Francis
People gather inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 23, 2025, to view the body of Pope Francis on...
Prayer, pilgrims accompany pope’s body to basilica
Pallbearers set down a casket with the body of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica April 23, 2025, at the...
Pope’s funeral set for April 26, public viewing April 23-25
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who served as Pope Francis' secretary of state, stands by the pope's coffin in the chapel of...
Vatican announces canonization of Blessed Acutis is postponed
Votive candles and religious images, including one of Blessed Carlo Acutis, are seen at the base of a statue of...
Pope’s funeral rites, a celebration of hope, to begin late April 21
Pope Francis reaches out to comfort an inmate as she sheds tears after the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's...
Statement from Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III, Bishop of Biloxi, on the Death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis greets Bishop Louis F. Kihneman of Biloxi, Miss., during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Regions IV and...
With pastor’s touch, Pope Francis preached mercy, embraced ‘peripheries’
Pope Francis holds his crosier as the Gospel is read at Mass on the feast of Christ the King and...
‘Why them and not me,’ pope asks after Holy Thursday visit to prison
Pope Francis greets guards and other officials during a Holy Thursday visit to Rome's Regina Coeli jail April 17, 2025....
