Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but ...

The Vatican has barred mourners from taking photographs near Pope Francis's body as he lies in state. This comes following ...

Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday ...

Hours after Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

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

The Vatican will make final preparations today (25 April) for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.  Many of the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday, the last day ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Interpersonal communication and embracing mercy in order to achieve the common good were two key themes of Francis’ ...