Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis ... a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

A visitor admires Giovanni Bellini's painting "St. Francis in the Desert" (c. 1475–80) at the Frick Collection. (all photos Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) Success! Your account was created and ...