The funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Saturday. - (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) For several years when I was a boy, I was the organist at a small Catholic church ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Under a majestic, bright blue sky, an open-air funeral Mass was held on Saturday morning for a man who looked to open the Church to the masses. More than 250,000 people, ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday in a historic funeral that drew more than 250,000 people, according to the Vatican. In a rare break from tradition, Francis chose not to be buried inside St.

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday, ...

FOUR REPORTER FELICITY TAYLOR. SOME PITTSBURGHERS, LIKE BISHOP DAVID ZUBIK, WOKE UP EARLY TO WATCH POPE FRANCIS’S FUNERAL. OTHERS, LIKE HAYLEY AND TONY GRIESS, ACTUALLY ATTENDED THE FUNERAL MASS IN ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the canonization of the first millennial saint during the Vatican’s Holy Year. They ended up ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a weekend marked by reverence and reflection, Catholics from around the world gathered in St. Peter’s Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis, who died earlier this month at ...

A message to King Charles from Pope Leo XIV has formed part of the funeral service for the Duchess of Kent. The message was read out today at Westminster Cathedral in what was the first royal Catholic ...

A look at the traditions and personal touches that marked the pope's farewell. Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday in a historic funeral that drew more than 250,000 people, according to the Vatican ...