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The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

The public viewing of Pope Francis is now over as the Vatican prepares for the Pope's funeral. Trump blames Ukraine for ...

The group will be among the more than 200,000 people expected at St. Peter's Square Saturday morning, as the pope is laid to ...

The Vatican is attracting visitors from all over the world for Pope Francis's funeral but there is one surprising rule every ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday at an ancient church in Rome following a funeral​ Mass at the Vatican. Here's what ...

A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope ...

In the streets around the Vatican, where Pope Francis used to make impromptu outings, some of the shopkeepers are mourning ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of crypts, ...

The next Pope will inherit not only Pope Francis ’s bold and controversial legacy of institutional reform, but also the ...

Today is the final chance for mourners to see Pope Francis lying in state in St Peter's Basilica. His coffin will be sealed ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...