Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, will be laid to rest on Saturday morning in Rome.

The world will bid a final farewell this weekend to Pope Francis, who leaves behind a legacy shaped by his efforts to revitalize the Church—...

Pope Francis’ funeral will mark the first such ceremony for an incumbent pope since the passing of John Paul II in 2005

Pope Francis at the Divine Mercy vigil in St. Peter’s Square on April 2, 2016. COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Cathol...

Pope Francis will be buried in St. Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's Basilica, in a break with tradition.(Image credit: Vatican)

The Vatican reported that approximately 250,000 mourners passed through St Peter's Basilica over a three-day period to pay their final respe...

Franco Origlia Pope Francis embraces Dominic Gondreau prior to his first blessing ‘urbi et orbi’ from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica...

US President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with foreign leaders while he’s in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral.

Hoteliers field a surge in bookings while Romans, religious pilgrims and migrants reflect on the death of “a good man”.

The funeral will be held on April 26 at the Vatican.

Tens of thousands have already turned out to pay their respects to the late Pope ahead of his funeral service on Saturday

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will witness the sealing of the coffin of Pope Francis...

Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the late pontiff has already broken with some traditions in the ways...

By PETER SMITH and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis e...

Pope Francis’s work on peace and sustainability must be remembered by those attending his funeral on Saturday, Irish president Michael D Hig...