Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Francis, the first Jesuit and first pope from Latin America, was at his best speaking up for the powerless and the poor.

Parishioners at St. Ignatius Loyola, a Jesuit parish in New York City, remembered Pope Francis as being "an incredibly humble ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Rev. J. Mark Spalding, bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Nashville, and area Catholic Church parishioners remember Pope Francis' legacy.

Pope Francis died on Monday morning. The Diocese of Syracuse will hold Mass at noon, which is also available to attend via ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday, revised various rites last year, simplifying the funeral rituals to emphasize his role as a ...

The father of a great family has died — the Holy Father, we Catholics call him. The family of the world’s Catholics is in ...

Chicago Catholics gathered at an Easter Monday Mass in Pilsen to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and mourn the ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public displ ...

A pope's death sets in motion a series of rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. Here's ...