44 Posts The funeral of Pope Francis has concluded. The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica have tolled, bringing the service to an end after 2 hours and 10 minutes. Pope…

By Jean Charles Putzolu About 250 cardinals, a multitude of bishops, priests, religious brothers and sisters will attend the funeral Mass for the Holy Father Francis on Saturday, April 26,…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to get an applause from the crowd as he entered St. Peter’s Square, NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports. President Donald Trump and his French counterpart…

By Lisa Zengarini Over two hundred thousand of people from all walks of life poured into St. Peter’s Square and the adjacent areas on Saturday morning to bid their final…

As it happened, it was the pope’s last day on Earth. Pope Francis relished dramatic moments, and this turned out to be his curtain call: an Easter Sunday crowd filling…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple…

Updated on: April 26, 2025 / 2:00 AM EDT / CBS News When Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, is laid to rest Saturday, the funeral service and…

I never had the chance to say hello. But I stood in line to say goodbye. After Pope Francis died, my editors asked me to fly to Italy in advance…

ROME (CNS) — “The Virgin Mary told me, ‘Prepare the tomb.’” That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the…