The organ and chorus sang as clergy and churchgoers filled St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral for a special Mass honoring Pope Francis’s life Thursday. After the passing of the pope on Monday ...

Joseph Francis Abrutz of Sun Lakes, Arizona, passed away peacefully with family by his side on his 99th birthday, April 20, 2025. Joe was married to his beloved wife, Beverly Housley Abrutz ...

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 ...

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

The U.S. cardinals appointed by Francis were Blase Cupich of Chicago, Kevin Farrell who leads the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, Joseph Tobin of Newark, Wilton Gregory who ...

World leaders are gathering to honor Pope Francis at his funeral. Five days after the pontiff's death, President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Prince William—on behalf of dad King ...

Ciro Fusco/EPA-EFE via Shutterstock Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, presides over the entombment of the late Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria ...

Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. ET. Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died on Monday morning at the age of 88. Francis' life and time ...