Francis broke from tradition and asked for a "simple" burial in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major instead of St. Peter's ...

The first ever cardinal of Roman Catholic-majority East Timor had barely had time to process the news of Pope Francis' death ...

Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in front of St Peter's Basilica, the ...

Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

The Vatican said among Pope Francis’ final words were thanking his nurse for enabling his Easter appearance in St Peter’s ...

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As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

An elaborate ceremony with colorfully-dressed dancers and decorated elephants was held in Jaipur, India, as U.S. Vice ...

Francis made his last public appearance Sunday, delivering an Easter blessing and greeting followers from his popemobile ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...