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Pope Francis, who sought a more pastoral church, laid to rest in a majestic ceremony
Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...
Peter Laffin: Pope Francis ‘was not left or right’ but connected ‘God down to us’
The Washington Examiner‘s Peter Laffin suggested the late Pope Francis did not fit into the American left-right political ...
A simple ceremony and a powerful homily: Pope Francis funeral held a moral mirror to modern politics
Even in death, Pope Francis’ moral voice rang out across the world. With 40,000 packed into Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square ...
Funeral crowd reminded of Pope Francis' call to 'build bridges not walls'
Among the estimated 200,000 people at the service are presidents Trump and Zelensky, who met briefly before the funeral began ...
Pope Francis’ funeral is underway at St. Peter’s Square. Follow live updates.
Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter’s Square is drawing tens of thousands of mourners and a roster of global leaders, marking ...
Trump's envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in what Trump has called a key moment in diplomacy to end ...
Pope Francis: his legacy and the challenges facing his successor
Pope Francis is dead. The throne is vacant. The voting will soon begin. What does the death of Pope Francis mean for the ...