The funeral of the late Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, with his body going on public display from Wednesday for ...

UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences appointed by Pope Francis. He joins WBUR's All Things Considered to share his thoughts on the ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, honored Francis of Assisi with the name he selected for himself when he was elected ...

Pope Francis’ remains will be transferred to the Vatican’s St Peter’s Basilica soon, where mourning visitors can bid farewell ...

The White House and Republicans are not shying away from battling with Democrats over the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the ...

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The first pictures of Pope Francis' body since his death were released on Tuesday, and his funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning. The images showed Francis lying in a wooden casket wearing ...

There have been 266 popes throughout history, of whom four in five were from Italy. A handful of popes came from North Africa ...

All federal and state flags will be flown at half-staff this week in honor of Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.