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

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

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 ...

All eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new pontiff ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

Tens of thousands of people went to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay respects to the tomb of Pope Francis. It comes as the process to select the next pope is set to begin in days. NBC News’ ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners — monarchs and presidents, cardinals and sisters, Jubilee pilgrims and tourists — turned ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as ...