A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

His casket was then taken in a final journey to St. Mary Major, where the pope was met, according to his wishes, by dozens of ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held at 10 a.m. local time in Rome, (1 a.m. PT) on April 26. More than 200,000 people are ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.

Bishop Larry Sullivan delivered the sermon at a special commemoration for Pope Francis, hours after the pope was laid to rest ...

Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just ...

Tens of thousands of mourners waited hours in line over three days to bid farewell to Francis, who died Monday after ...

Priests and other celebrants distribute the Holy Communion – the bread and wine, representing the body and blood of Christ – ...