His body will go into a zinc-lined, wooden coffin instead of the triplicate coffins of the past (cypress, lead and oak). It will bypass the private viewing for church officials in the Apostolic Palace ...

the late pontiff chose the name Francis in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century saint known for his poverty, humility, and peace advocacy. This choice was unique, as no other pontiff ...

he chose to rename himself as Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval saint who founded the Franciscans, one of the largest orders in the Catholic Church. St. Francis’ tomb is situated ...

Francis' "no" to women's ordination is not just the exclusion of women from a Church role. It is an insupportable and blatant ...

Some 150,000 people have passed by Francis ... Francis in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican (President of Ireland’s office/PA) Pope Francis’s funeral will be “a symbol of his humility ...

Bergoglio chose this name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century Italian saint known for his life of poverty, humility, and love for creation. One of the anecdotes occurred during ...