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

The papal funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

A pope’s death is confirmed by the head of the Vatican’s health department and the cardinal chamberlain of the Holy Roman ...

Vatican News has reported that Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on ...

Pope Francis' final will states that he will be buried at St. Mary Major basilica, outside the Vatican and home to his ...

Recap our coverage as Pope Francis's funeral arrangements are discussed in the Vatican with world leaders set to attend.

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter's Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pa ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...