Sir Keir Starmer will be among world leaders and dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope Francis this weekend. The late pontiff will be buried on Saturday, following his death on Easter Monday ...

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EDT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday after a meeting of the College of Cardinals.

Pope Francis' death Monday at the age of 88 comes after the Catholic leader experienced a number of health issues in recent years. Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at his residence, the Vatican said.

Sir Keir said the “outpouring of grief” following Francis’s death reflects the “high esteem” in which the Pope was held “not just by millions and millions of Catholics, but by many ...

Colette and Brian Sweeney are among thousands to have descended on the Vatican this morning for the funeral of Pope Francis ... that presents. Watch Sir Tony Brenton's interview with Sky News ...

Pope Francis waving to attendees before a Mass in Cuba in 2015.Credit...Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin ...

Lionel Messi paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years old, with a post on social media honoring the soccer-loving leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Messi thanked the Pope ...

Leicester’s mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, told LeicestershireLive the news would affect many across the world. Pope Francis had recently resumed some official duties during his recovery from pneumonia.

Pope Francis, who changed the face of the papacy, was broadly popular with the more than 60 million U.S. Catholics, according to recent public opinion polling. Seventy-eight percent of American ...

The world was shaken by the news of the death of Pope Francis, the 266th Head of the ... Wisdom Grace wrote on Facebook; “Rest well sir.” Fidel Kattah, another Facebook user, wrote; “May ...

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of life on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death at age 88.President ...