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

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

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 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.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

CNN By Caitlin Danaher, Christopher Lamb, Lauren Kent, Antonia Mortensen and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Vatican City (CNN) — The body of Pope Francis ...

The funeral prayers of two brave sons of the Sindh Police, who sacrificed their lives for peace, were held on Monday. Police officer Muhammad Ayub Ghanghro, who was martyred while performing ...

The Vatican had announced that the basilica would be open until midnight, but then indicated it would extend the hours due to ...

Here are some important dates in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013 and died on Monday.