who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. The current dean, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, is 91. Because of his age, he will celebrate the high-profile Mass, but neither Re nor the vice dean ...

The pope’s unadorned tomb, marked by a single Latin word — Franciscus — was intended, a cleric said, to reflect a life of ...

Pope Francis was meant to be a pontiff for the age of globalization. The pope's spiritual mission doesn't change, but its ...

Jeff Scoby was among the faithful gathered the evening of April 22 to pray over the soul of Pope Francis as the day’s last ...

A trio of Central Catholic students all said they will remember Francis as a man of the people. Most current high schoolers ...

Following a rosary and memorial mass for the late Pope Francis, the Notre Dame community shared reflections on his legacy.