The dean of students at Xaverian Brothers in Westwood is among the mourners at the Vatican paying respect to Pope Francis.

A picture of Pope Francis sits at the front of Bellarmine Chapel at Xavier University, marking a space where people can gather to pray and reflect on his legacy. "It's going to be a moment of ...

At the Franciscan Villa the Sisters of St. Francis mourn the life of Pope Francis who they say was a saintly man who looked out for the less fortunate—going as far as saying that they loved him.

Jim and Jeanne Mulligan headed to the Cathedral of St. Paul on Monday morning after they heard the news that Pope Francis had died. The couple, who are from Grand Forks, N.D., and were in St. Paul ...

Xavier University priest Eric Sundrup explained to WCPO why this was such a big deal to have a Jesuit pope, and how it ...

He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and elevated to cardinal in 2001 by St. John Paul II. He was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, on the fifth ballot. FILE – Pope Francis ...

The Diocese of Fall River will celebrate a Memorial Mass in honor of Pope Francis next week at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

He chose the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis, he said, was “the man of the poor. The man of peace. The man who loved and cared for creation and in this moment we don ...

Francis' body will lie in state in St. Peter's Basilica until Friday evening. The Vatican had originally planned to close Wednesday's visits at midnight (2200 GMT), but said it may extend the ...

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday after a meeting of the College of Cardinals.

The Vatican also said Francis had relayed in a final statement his wishes to be buried at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. When he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis said he chose his name ...