Just 20 hours before his death, the pontiff had made his last appearance on Easter, reminding the world of the essence of life and urging people to renew the hope for peace.

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division detained more than 200 people at an unlicensed nightclub in ...

Pope Francis' coffin arrived at his final resting place at the Basilica Di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy.

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

A day after his solemn funeral, thousands of mourners lined the streets of Rome on Sunday to visit Pope Francis's final ...

Only cardinals under the age of 80 are allowed to vote in a papal election. There are currently 135 cardinals eligible to ...

After Pope Francis was buried, all eyes turned to the conclave, the secret meeting of cardinals who will gather in a few days ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions.

ROME: Packing the Roman basilica where he had chosen to be buried in a break from tradition, tens of thousands of people ...