New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Upon the death of Pope Francis, editorial artists began drawing tributes to the spiritual leader, with many artists ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. A picture shows a Catholic cardinal sealing Pope Francis' residence ...

Athletes, coaches, professional teams and leagues paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death on Monday. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died from a stroke that resulted in a coma and ...

He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot.

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