If you were driving around last week and noticed flags lowered to half-staff, it was in honor of head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88 from a stroke. People may ...

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy during his 12-year reign, had asked to be buried in St Mary Major rather than in the crypt of St Peter's, which is the traditional ...

Flags across Texas and the United States have been lowered to half-staff in honor of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 early Monday, just hours after delivering the Easter blessing.

USA Today will livestream the funeral for Pope Francis beginning at 3 a.m. ET April 26. Major news networks also will offer live coverage of the funeral taking place at St. Peter's Basilica. After the ...