Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the ...

Pope Francis's funeral honored his legacy with symbolic items like his miter, crozier, rosary, fisherman's ring and more. Here's what each represents.

Fr. William/Conswater is an Anglican Priest in England, but was born and educated in Belfast. The death of the Holy Father ...

The Manoppello veil was acquired by Capuchin monks in 1638, while the one kept at St. Peter’s is often considered ... to pierce Christ’s side during the crucifixion—has been venerated ...

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

The Christian community of Point Pleasant Beach participated last week in a borough-wide Good Friday Walk with the Cross to ...

During the time I covered religion for The Journal News/lohud, a highlight was covering John Paul II's funeral from the roof ...

There are multiple accounts across the Gospels telling the story of what happened when women went to Jesus' tomb and became ...

After so many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...