The 266th bishop of Rome’s funeral is likely to look very different to those of his predecessors as the Argentinian pontiff ...

Francis, who emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, died on ...

Francis, who emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, died on ...

There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take ...

The details of how the late Pope Francis wanted his burial to be have emerged. The cleric died in the early hour of Easter ...

Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major), outside the Vatican's ...

The beloved pontiff, who died on Monday at 88 following a lengthy battle of double pneumonia, made changes to his funeral ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Traditionally, a mourning period of 15 days is observed before a conclave can begin. Before he resigned in 2013, Pope ...

From the moment of his election in 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the man who became Pope Francis, proved himself to be ...

Pope Francis passed away on April 21, the Vatican confirmed. From his stances on homosexuality to his visible support of ...