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The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...
Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.
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.
The Vatican on Thursday said at least 130 foreign delegations had confirmed their attendance at Pope Francis's funeral, ...
Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Cardinal Chibly Langlois will cast Haiti’s first-ever vote in a papal conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis, granting Haiti a seat at the highest decision making table of the Catholic Church ...
King Charles will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral due to royal protocol barring monarchs from papal ceremonies.
Pope Francis died on April 21, and his funeral will be held this weekend. The funeral is available for viewing, here's what time and how to watch.
From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St. Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...
For two consecutive days, the Vatican Embassy has been receiving condolences on the passing of Pope Francis from the heads of Arab and ...
Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State died on April 21 at the age of 88.