Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was chosen as the new Pope, taking the name Francis, a post he held ...

According to tradition, the Salus Populi Romani was painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist. Before each of his international trips, Pope Francis visited the icon, and Catholic News Agency estimated in ...

The death of Francis, who was one of the oldest popes in the church’s history, came weeks after he was discharged from a Rome ...

Unlike his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen not to be buried in the Vatican Grottoes but in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he frequently prayed.

The Vatican subsequently released Pope Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

Pope Francis died Monday morning in the Vatican City, less than a day after greeting a huge Easter Sunday gathering of ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, who transformed the tone of the Vatican with messages of compassion, ...

Francis proclaimed that the tomb should only have “Franciscus” written on it. According to a translation, the Pope only made ...

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a less traditional final resting place for a pope, as is the method by which Francis chose to be buried here. Watch to learn more. Typically, popes are buried ...