Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

Pope Francis began his papacy in 2013 during the Obama administration, but former President Barack Obama is not planning to ...

Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke, setting off mourning in the Catholic world and ...

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

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

The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal ...