A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Pope Francis' body moved to St. Peter's Basilica as world leaders prepare for funeral Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Former Anambra Governor and Labour Party national leader, Peter Obi on Wednesday, joined thousands of mourners and global leaders at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City to pay his final respects to ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body began Wednesday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s ...

Clergy members across the Philadelphia region continue processing the death of Pope Francis as they remember the leader of the Catholic Church fondly.

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and ...

The Vatican subsequently released Pope Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...