Popes -- they’re just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn’t know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...

Now that Cardinal Robert Prevost is known to the world as Pope Leo XIV, Portillo’s in Buena Park is paying homage to his ...

Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...

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In the wake of Pope Francis' death in April 2025, a slew of videos purportedly telling the heartwarming story of the pope's dog refusing to leave his side were posted on YouTube. The videos ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin American pope in history, died earlier this week at the age of 88.

About 250,000 people attended the funeral service for Pope Francis on Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, before the late leader of the Catholic Church was transported to the ...

By Claire Fahy Sara Ruberg and Sopan Deb Pope Francis was 76 years old when he became pope, an elder statesman in a religion struggling to modernize. Many of the Catholics he counseled were much ...

The changes reflect Francis’ view of the pope as a pastor more than a powerful person, but the rites will still be on a grand scale. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will take place on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, after the College of Cardinals met for the first time since the Catholic leader’s death to plan for his last ...

NBC News Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, the parents of deceased Israeli American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, join Chris Jansing to discuss their meetings with Pope Francis and what his ...

Pope Francis made a lasting impact during his 2015 visit to the United States, visiting Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. A girl named Gianna Masciantonio, who was battling a brain ...