Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

The Rosary of the Madonna of Pompei will accompany Pope Bergoglio on his final earthly journey. Archbishop Tommaso Caputo ...

The heartbreaking final gesture Pope Francis made to a nurse before his death on Easter Monday has been revealed. Pope ...

Pope Francis to be buried on Saturday outside St. Peter’s Basilica in a simple earth tomb as per his final wish ...

Between the fourth and sixth day after the pope’s death, the papal funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica or St. Peter’s ...

Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

"We have lost our spiritual father. While there is sadness in my heart, there is also a deep sense of gratitude for his ...

The funeral is expected to draw tens of thousands of Catholic faithful, as well as world leaders including President Trump.

Before his death, Pope Francis gave detailed and specific instructions about where his tomb should be located and what inscription should be written on it.

Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history’s first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis made a lasting impression on John Graveline when Graveline and his wife, Wendy, were in attendance to hear the ...