Tributes poured in from around the world today after the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had died at 88. Tearful mourners ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to ...

The funeral date is determined by the cardinals but typically takes place between four to six days after the pope’s death.

The death of Pope Francis has sent waves of sorrow around the globe, touching the hearts of many – including those in Central ...

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Monday’s mass at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford was dedicated to Pope Francis. “He is in eternal life, this is life on earth, but he is in eternal life,” Mary Eudy, of New Britain, said. “I ...

With Pope Francis' death comes the duty of electing a new pope — a process where cardinals are sealed in the Sistine Chapel ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.