Pope Francis’ funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square and will be led by the dean of ...

Russia, Israel and China each had unique and often complex relationships with the Vatican and the late Pope Francis. As the ...

Pope Francis is currently lying in state inside St Peter's Basilica but his coffin will be closed at 8pm today in a private ...

A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope ...

Three days of public viewing of Pope Francis' body by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike ended Friday. Francis died on Monday at age 88 after suffering a stroke. The Vatican said that around ...

A new light is being shed on the clerical abuse scandal which has been plaguing the Church for decades when news came out ...

Catholics and others in secular Cuba have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, praising in particular his efforts to ...

Basilica closed to mourners as world leaders gather in Rome for historic service - World leaders including US President ...

Pope Francis has continued to break with tradition even in death, having requested before he died several changes to the ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

The pope's funeral will be held in a tense geopolitical climate, and Vatican officials are facing a complicated diplomatic ...