Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88 ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21. American flags are to be flown at half-staff until the day of interment. Here's what ...

Pope Francis, whose ministry was shaped in the barrios of Buenos Aires, had a genius for the punchy and memorable turn of ...

"We have lost our spiritual father. While there is sadness in my heart, there is also a deep sense of gratitude for his ...

Pope Francis on Monday declared Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí “venerable,” bringing the designer of Barcelona’s iconic ...

Pope Francis ‘ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body began today in ...

The fortresslike basilica is one of the oldest continuously ... as a means of edging out the competition. The Church of the Nativity was built around A.D. 330 by the first Christian Roman Emperor ...

Pope Francis was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pontiff and the first to take the name of Francis, after ...

Roman Catholic Pope Francis died in Rome this week at the age of 88, the highest-ranking religious authority in Christianity ...

Gaudí is buried in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia. Of the basilica’s three main facades, only the Nativity Façade was completed during his lifetime. The Passion Façade was built later based ...