The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

In changes made by Pope Francis last year, his body was not placed in three wooden coffins, as it had been for previous popes ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current Secretary of State of the Holy See, is one of the most important figures in the Vatican ...

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 ...

The deceased pope's body, which was taken to the chapel of his residence late April 21, the day of his death, will be carried ...

In the wake of his death, the Vatican released further details on Tuesday about the Pope Francis’ final hours.

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

One of the photos from Vance’s Vatican visit – of him holding his son and watching the world-renowned painting by ...

Pope Francis funeral is scheduled to take place in Vatican City on April 26. The ceremony is slated to begin at 8 am (GMT).

Conclave,” the papal drama depicting the process of electing a new pope, won an Academy Award last month for best adapted ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will not follow traditional protocols, marking a break from the past as the world mourns the loss of ...