The pontiff will be laid to rest after a Mass in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The first Jesuit and first ...

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity ...

Catholic faithful and admirers of Pope Francis flooded St Peter's Square and the streets of Rome on Saturday in full force to ...

The office of pope, successor of St. Peter, has always been steeped in symbolism. But as popes came and went, one symbol has ...

Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up toward Michelangelo's famous dome. It was placed on a low bier, unlike the higher ...

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...