Photo: Mauro Ujetto/NurPhoto via Getty Images A general view of St. Peter's Square during the funeral of Pope Francis, who took the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi. He promoted a more ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, was honored with a funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal ...

after St. Francis of Assisi, known for his commitment to the poor and the environment. Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1936, as the eldest of five children ...

Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he promoted a more humble ... (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Faithful join a long line outside St Peter's Square to view the body of ...

More API/GAMMA/Gamma-Raph/Getty Images March 11 ... taking the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. Newly elected Pope Francis I speaks to the waiting crowd from the central balcony ...

(Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images) After the resignation of Pope ... He was also the first to take the name Francis, in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. In a departure from tradition, Francis ...

A no-frills Pope who was determined to make the Church more inclusive - here are some of the most striking images from the ... name paying homage to St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects ...