Heads of state and dignitaries are converging on Rome on Friday ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. The Vatican ...

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and Irish President Michael D Higgins are among those travelling to Rome on Friday ...

Vatican turns into fortress for world leaders set to fly in to bid farewell - Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday ...

Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but ...

It’s never happened before: the election of an American Pope.  Normally, Pope’s are chosen from the ranks of Italian cardinals and bishops – and indeed, ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place in St Peter's Square on Saturday 26 April at 10.00, after three days of lying in ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

The Vatican will make final preparations today (25 April) for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.  Many of the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday, the last day ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will ...