The U.S. flag flies at half-staff above the White House in Washington April 21, 2025, in honor of Pope Francis, who died that ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, he said April 21. He also ...

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The burial of Pope Francis will take place Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, the Vatican announced ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Vatican City THOUSANDS GATHERED AT THE PIAZZA SAN PIETRO Monday evening to pray the rosary and honor the life of Pope Francis ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

A faithful holds a portrait of late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, ...

President Donald Trump is forging ahead with both his domestic and foreign agendas, even as he signals a potential U-turn on his trade war with China amid ongoing market volatility. Follow here for ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and ...