Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes ...

Pope Francis has died after leading the Roman Catholic Church for more than a decade. His last public appearance was on the ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...