Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

A rosary prayer was held at the Vatican, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the day after the death of Pope Francis.

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A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Former BBC Rome correspondent David Willey reflexts on how the Vatican has transformed, as well as what its future holds ...

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

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw ...

Pope Francis will be the first pope in hundreds of years to be buried in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. The pontiff ...

The White House and Vatican have had a relationship stretching back to at least 1919, and includes Pope John Paul II and ...

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...