President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City this week, the Ministry of External ...

As the world awaits his funeral, it is time for the Catholic world to reflect on his legacy The death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday marked the end of an era in the Roman Catholic Church, one shaped ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

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.

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

The Vatican on Thursday said at least 130 foreign delegations had confirmed their attendance at Pope Francis's funeral, ...

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

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

Pope Francis's funeral, a more modest affair reflecting his humble wishes, is scheduled for April 26th in St. Peter's Square. The ceremony, live-streamed globally, precedes a conclave where cardinals ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

There’s still time to pay respects to Pope Francis in person. Here’s what last-minute travelers should know before and after ...