After the funeral Mass on April 26, Pope Francis’ remains will be brought from the Vatican through Rome to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he will be buried in another private ceremony.

Glowing tributes pour in for the Holy Father, who dreamed of visiting the South Asian country.

The Holy Father had a personal devotion to particular saints ...

COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 years.

The Holy Father had a personal devotion to particular saints ...

From his very first ‘urbi et orbi’ to his last, the Holy Father called us all to remember the human person, especially in these moving moments.

OLD TESTAMENT & ART: In the hands of Baroque painters, the Genesis account of Isaac, Jacob, and Rebekah becomes more than a tale of deception — it becomes a meditation on faith, family, and God’s mysterious will.

Pope Francis’ final days weren’t wasted. They were a homily without words — on how to die with Jesus, love like Jesus, and suffer in union with him.