You can read the English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 ...

Pope Francis' funeral details including a full schedule and what to expect from the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning ...

“Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father ... Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal ...

Pope Francis died 7:35 a.m. Monday, after significant health battles over recent months, including a bout of bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia in February. Pope Francis was released from Rome’s ...