A large array of world leaders, cardinals and hundreds of thousands of worshippers are expected to attend Pope Francis’ ...

While previous popes were placed in three coffins nested into each other, Francis’ mortal remains were placed in a plain ...

St. Peter’s Basilica is open for the general public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at attention.

Ian, from Ohio, told Newsweek that he felt honored to receive the letter, adding that it "shows that [Pope Francis] was a man ...

The body of Pope Francis will be moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an ...

When the gates finally open, it is like a ripple goes through the crowd. Not quite a cheer, not quite a gasp, just a collective sense of relief, anticipation and grief. It takes another two hours to ...

Ahead of his lying-in-state, Pope Francis’s body was made ready to withstand Rome’s warm spring weather with a temporary ...

Pope Francis is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, where tens of thousands of mourners will file past his open casket ...

World leaders and the Catholic faithful from around the globe will attend the funeral on Saturday. Here’s how to watch it and ...

The Philippines mourns the passing of Pope Francis, with national flags lowered at half-mast and heartfelt tributes from a nation of over 80 million Catholics ...

The public viewing is largely for ordinary Catholics to grieve the 88-year-old pope, who died Monday after suffering a stroke Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.