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

The world watched the funeral of Pope Francis, and Msgr. Richard Hilgartner from the Archdiocese of Baltimore explains the significance of the service.

The choice of the basilica was also symbolically significant given its ties to Francis’ Jesuit religious order. St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuits, celebrated his first Mass in the basilica ...

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"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

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The artifacts, now in the possession of the Archdiocese of Palo, will forever bind the memories of faith of the people of ...

More than 200,000 gathered at the Vatican on Saturday to say goodbye to Pope Francis, expressing gratitude for the pope known for his humanity.

Francis strove for "a Church determined to take care of the problems of people and the great anxieties that tear the ...