Pope Francis is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, where tens of thousands of mourners will file past his open casket ...

Huge crowds thronged St Peter’s Square in Vatican City, queuing for hours to see the late pontiff in his open coffin ahead of his funeral this weekend.

A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

Even the moment of the formal verification of the pope’s death takes place in the context of a prayer service “at home” in ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Mourners gathered on Monday in St. Peter’s Square for the first prayer service, a rosary, in honor of the pope. Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome Pope Francis’ funeral will take place on ...

The mortal remains of Pope Francis have been transferred to St. Peter's Basilica. Mourners can pay their respects there until ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Earlier this morning, the room filled with clergymen gathered inside the Basilica to share prayers for the late Pope Francis.