Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Pope Francis will be the first pope in hundreds of years to be buried in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. The pontiff ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...

Former BBC Rome correspondent David Willey reflexts on how the Vatican has transformed, as well as what its future holds ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Faithful and nuns gather by the statue of Pope Pius IX, inside in St. Mary Major basilica, where Pope Francis will be buried, ...

Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis's funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead ...