As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis, who ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin American pope in history, died earlier this week at the age of 88.

The chapel next to where Francis was being buried is home to a Byzantine-style icon of the Madonna, the Salus Populi Romani. Francis was particularly devoted, and reportedly would pray before the icon ...

Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered the following homily. The official transcript is reprinted here with permission. In ...

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Cardinal Baldassare Reina, papal vicar for the Diocese of Rome, sits inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 25, 2025, as Pope Francis lies in state. (OSV News photo/Dylan Martinez, Reuters) ...

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the Basilica. Pope Francis’ funeral procession passed the Temple of Venus and ...

Pope Francis, the humble pontiff whose acts of inclusiveness, modesty and mercy rippled through his 12-year papacy, was laid to rest Saturday in a service he deliberately simplified. Hundreds of ...

Hundreds of thousands filled St. Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Vatican City to bid a solemn farewell to a widely beloved pope. This live blog has ended. A woman holds an image of Pope ...