Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

A look into the what happens after a pope dies, including death certification, a public viewing, the sealing of the coffin as ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

His funeral service will be held in St ... Photo shows Pope Francis grinning while wearing white robes and a silver Catholic cross chain and waving with his left hand Speculation is swirling ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88. Vatican City sources have shared details of his final ...