The Argentine pontiff, who had been recovering after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia, died Monday at age 88.

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is ...

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis reshaped the papal electorate during his tenure. He appointed nearly 80% of the cardinals eligible to vote ...

With royals, presidents and hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful heading to Rome following Pope Francis's death, Italy ...

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will attend Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, the Spanish royal palace told Agence France-Presse. Spain, a traditionally Catholic country although much more secular ...

Dignitaries and world leaders will attend the pope’s funeral in a few days. But the thousands of people lining up to see Francis on Wednesday were a more diverse mix.

U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, “camerlengo” or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, stands before the body of Pope Francis in ...

In Toronto, a framed portrait of Francis sat at the front of the church alongside a bouquet including white, yellow and red roses.