The Vatican released the first photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin prior to the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

The former archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who became the leader of the world’s Anglicans in the same year that Francis was elected pope, said: “From the very first days of his papacy, he was ...

Vance seemed eager to get ahead of online theories that he killed the Pope—or something like that—given the timing. In a ...

Two days ago, Christians the world over celebrated the glory of the resurrected Jesus on Easter Sunday. In Rome, Pope Francis, still weakened by his recent hospital stay, toured Saint Peter’s Square ...

Francis’ reforms received a great deal of flack from conservatives within the Catholic Church, but many praised him for his ...

Francis was a master of making emotional connections, resulting in viral moments that rocketed across the internet.

The president spoke to EWTN News today. Vice President JD Vance, who is a convert to Catholicism and briefly met with Francis ...

Whoopi Goldberg, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and more paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on April 21 ...