Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Cardinals from around the world are converging on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

The Pope: a commitment without remuneration Contrary to popular belief, the Pope receives no salary. Pope Francis himself ...

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.

Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

Tourists who have booked to visit Rome in the coming weeks will experience the city during a rare historical moment. ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

Since the moment of his election in 2013, Pope Francis captivated the world not only with his simple style and familiar ...