Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral
Pope Francis began his papacy in 2013 during the Obama administration, but former President Barack Obama is not planning to attend, according to a spokesman.
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Pope Francis began his papacy in 2013 during the Obama administration, but former President Barack Obama is not planning to attend, according to a spokesman.
Ahead of Pope Francis' funeral this weekend, Sister Mary Scullion of Philadelphia talked to CBS News Philadelphia about the pontiff's legacy and her encounter with him.
Travelers from the Philadelphia area are heading to Rome to honor Pope Francis, who died Monday.
A group of Philadelphia-area families are embracing a change in their plans. Their trip to Rome will coincide with Pope Francis' funeral, giving them the opportunity to pay their respects to the late pontiff.
The Cellucci family from Chester County, Pennsylvania, has been planning a trip to Italy for a year. Although their itinerary changed because of the death of Pope Francis, they hope to pay their respects to the late pontiff.
The death of Pope Francis has impacted travel plans for many members of the religious community who were scheduled to visit Rome. Here's how visitors are finding the silver lining.
A wave of sorrow and reverence was felt across Philadelphia on Monday as the community remembered Pope Francis, a holy man who led with gentleness and humility.
Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing on Sunday. Before this, he also met with Vice President JD Vance and discussed rising tensions between the White House and the Catholic church.
In a surprise visit, Pope Francis entered St. Peter's Square in a wheelchair Sunday near the end of the celebration of a mass for the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year.
The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Pope Francis wearing a purple Lenten liturgical vestments sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the hospital chapel.
Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia is urging people to pray for Pope Francis, who is currently hospitalized.
Philadelphians are praying for Pope Francis, who is hospitalized in Rome with a a complex lung infection and other complications. The pontiff visited the city nearly 10 years ago.
Pope Francis, despite a worrying bilateral pneumonia diagnosis, is breathing on his own and not experiencing heart problems, sources tell CBS News.
Pope Francis celebrated his 87th birthday with disadvantaged children and their families Sunday. Children sang to him and helped blow out a candle on his cake.
Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
Pope Francis was put under general anesthesia for a hernia repair
The Vatican says the 86-year-old pontiff will be under general anesthesia and then will be hospitalized for several days, ahead of a busy August.
