His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving ... and then burning them to produce either the white or black smoke to signal if there’s a new leader for the world’s 1.3 billion ...

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

VATICAN CITY - The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell to the first New World pope Saturday in a funeral attended by monarchs, ...

VATICAN CITY — The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell to the first New World pope Saturday in a funeral ... s treasured icon of the Virgin Mary with child. Francis often prayed at the icon ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals ...

Francis has chosen to be buried in St. Mary Major Basilica, where his favorite icon of the Virgin Mary, the Salus Populi Romani, is located. The death of a pope begins a precise sequence of events ...

Pope Francis’ passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. A ...

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square today. Follow here for the latest.

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here," the pope said. "May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you," Pope ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88. And his demise has kickstarted the search fpr his successor If you've seen the movie ...