The former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born and worked in Chicago and attended college in Pennsylvania.

Delegations from over 130 countries and at least 10 reigning monarchs will also be in Rome. However, like John Paul II's funeral, foreign leaders are expected to be seated on one side of Pope ...

Australia’s only Cardinal has spoken in Rome hours before the funeral of Pope Francis. Melbourne-based Cardinal Mykola Bychok, Australia’s highest-ranking Catholic official, opened up about ...

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Rome on Friday (April 25, 2025) to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. Francis, who was the first non-European Pope in nearly 1,300 years, died on Monday.

VATICAN CITY - Catholic faithful and admirers of Pope Francis flooded St Peter's Square and the streets of Rome on Saturday in full force to give the pontiff an emotional send-off with a human touch.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were headed to Rome on Friday, April 25 where they will be among dozens of world leaders attending Pope Francis' funeral before the couple heads ...

Heads of state and dignitaries are converging on Rome on Friday ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. The Vatican said that 130 delegations had confirmed attendance, including 50 ...

Notwithstanding, Rome’s newest venture into development diplomacy can advance its pull as a unilateral actor in the region. Priorities for the Mattei Plan The Mattei Plan contemplates a funding ...

A Belfast-based peace-builder says it is a “great blessing” that he is able to fly to Rome to say “goodbye with much gratitude” at the funeral of Pope Francis. Ed Peterson is a lay ...

People continue to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who is lying in state in Rome. One of those tens of thousands of mourners is Steve Bouchey, a financial analyst from Troy. He was visiting ...