In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

Dozens of world leaders, at least 11 reigning monarchs and tens of thousands of mourners were on hand to give Pope Francis a ...

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Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday at a ...

The Catholic dioceses hoping to run the nation's first religious charter school say anti-Catholic bias was behind many states' bans on public funding for sectarian schools.

Pope Francis' coffin is making its final trip through the streets of Rome after a requiem Mass for the beloved pontiff who died on Monday.

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful are paying their last respects to Pope Francis at a funeral ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...