Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with ...

The Church’s future could lie in a conservative continent that has not raised up a supreme pontiff in some 1,500 years.

Media networks are expected to cover Pope Francis's funeral. Here's a look at the upcoming event and the streaming company ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday (April 26) and released images of the pontiff ...

Pope Francis suffered double pneumonia and other health concerns prior to his death. On Easter Sunday, he made his final ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on April 26 in St. Peter’s Square following his death at age 88, with Cardinal Giovanni ...

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

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 from a stroke and irreversible heart failure, and was in a coma before ...

The funeral and burial of a pope who dies in office should take place “between the fourth and sixth day after death,” the ...