Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at 88 years old after suffering a stroke. He led the Catholic Church as pontiff for 12 years. Pope Francis' funeral is Saturday, April 26, 2025, after three days of ...

Pope Francis was eulogized by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at his funeral Mass Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Re remembered Francis as a "pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone." ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Under a majestic, bright blue sky, an open-air funeral Mass was held on Saturday morning for a man who looked to open the Church to the masses. More than 250,000 people, ...

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered for Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88 after 12 years at the head of the global ...

COMMENTARY: The funeral rites follow from the novelty of the Pope Emeritus’ abdication in 2013, which was an utter innovation in the entire history of the Church. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger blesses the ...