A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21 ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the body of the late ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

As the pallbearers approached with Francis atop their shoulders, the faithful in rows behind, Morenatti used an extendable ...

His casket was placed in front of the basilica’s main altar, on a slight ramp, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend, the president posted on Truth Social on Monday.

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

There are rules on who can become pope. It can be any Catholic male, but since 1378, it’s only been a cardinal who has been ...

VATICAN CITY — A day after the death of Pope Francis, the funeral arrangements are being shared. The pope’s funeral will be ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Melania Trump’s proclaimed fluency in Italian was not on display when she met Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2017.

April 21, 2025 • In Iraq, Pope Francis was recalled as a courageous leader who worked to deepen inter-faith understanding.