In keeping with ancient custom, each day of the Novendiales includes a requiem Mass following the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis.

The funeral for Pope Francis is scheduled to take place on Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Square, capping off a week of ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader for 12 years, died at 88, prompting East Tennessee churches to gather in mourning.

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 leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Tens of thousands of people have visited St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as preparations also begin for the conclave. Chris Jansing reports more from the Vatican and ...

Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Vatican officials later announced he suffered a stroke that put him in a coma and led to heart failure. In his final will, the Argentine-born pope said he ...

Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.

For two consecutive days, the Vatican Embassy has been receiving condolences on the passing of Pope Francis from the heads of Arab and ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

The tombstone will bear only the inscription “Franciscus” – the Pope’s name in Latin. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.