About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began. The church choir echoed through loudspeakers across the city-state. Some ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first outing since his election and visited Rome, where he visited Pope Francis' tomb and prayed there.

President Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social Monday – following news of Pope Francis's death – that he and ...

"At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father." Where will Pope Francis be buried? What happens after his death? Here's what to know. His death begins a ...

Off St. Peter’s Square next to the Vatican, a 19th-century palace was converted in 2020 into a homeless shelter by Pope ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in St. Mary Major Basilica. Security was tightened in Rome as world leaders attended ...

The late Pope Francis may have been the leader of one of the most powerful organizations in the world, but he was also just ...

At the Consistory of Feb. 21, 2001, John Paul II named him a cardinal. Pope Francis was first admitted to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital Feb. 14 after battling bronchitis. He had been struggling ...

Texas' Catholic bishops are impressed by the newly elected pope's commitment to global peace just days after his election to ...

“Pope Francis for me was an inspiration, a guide,” said Elias Caravalhal. Caravalhal lives in Rome but was unable to pay his respects to Francis when the body was lying in state in St. Peter’s ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass and meet with foreign leaders.