The late Pope Francis was honoured at his funeral service in the Vatican on Saturday for his commitment to serving the poor and needy. "He touched hearts," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who led ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re called for care for migrants, an end to wars, ...

Cardinal Angelo Amato, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints who oversaw numerous significant canonizations including that of Mother Teresa, died December 31. He ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, after a moving funeral attended by world leaders including royalty, presidents and prime ministers. According to Vatican estimates, 250,000 people flocked to the ...

Key Points Vatican prepares for funeral as thousands gather to pay respect to Pope Francis US cardinal accused of mishandling sexual abuse cases chosen to close casket How Pope Francis's funeral ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Advocates for Catholic clergy sexual abuse victims are criticising the appointment of a retired U.S. cardinal who has been accused of mishandling abuse cases to a ceremonial ...

China is allowing former Hong Kong Archbishop Joseph Zen to leave the country to attend Pope Francis‘s funeral. The cardinal had his passport confiscated after he was arrested in 2022 for allegedly ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Australian cardinal who decried the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe” was given a funeral Saturday and hailed by some fellow churchmen at St. Peter’s Basilica, with the ...

In this 2007 file photo, Cardinal Roger Mahony speaks during an annual multi-ethnic migration Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. (Credit: Reed Saxon/AP.) Listen Senior ...

Presiding over the late Pope Francis' funeral on April 26 will be one of his key advisers and the head of cardinal electors tasked with selecting the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal ...

In an emotional tribute, Cardinal John Dew of New Zealand on Sunday reflected on both the late pontiff’s lasting legacy and the solemn simplicity of his funeral liturgy. “I think for me, there was ...