Francis “Frank” Joseph Barnett, age 88, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on October 13, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia, Frank was the ...

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death ...

A perfect Roman day dawned on Saturday, April 26, the morning the Catholic Church laid to rest our beloved Pope Francis. Below a sky of brilliant blue, a crowd of more than 250,000 gathered to bid ...

As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

Shortly after the death of Pope Francis, New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan was invited onto “The Today Show” and asked what he would look for in the conclave when selecting a new pontiff.

VATICAN CITY — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected ...

Pope Francis traveled around the world during his 12-year papacy, stopping in 68 countries with 47 Apostolic Visits but never returned to his native Argentina. Francis, the former archbishop of ...

He wasn’t perfect. He wasn’t universally adored. But in an era of factionalism and cynicism, Pope Francis’ legacy reminds us that real change happens when we prioritize unity, imperfect ...

April 26, 2025 • It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025 • Pope Francis' funeral ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a private ceremony on Friday evening after more than 250,000 people paid their final respects to the late pope over three ...

NBC News Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, the parents of deceased Israeli American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, join Chris Jansing to discuss their meetings with Pope Francis and what his ...

Research Associate in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica ...