Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff ...

In a break from tradition, Pope Francis chose to be buried outside the Vatican at the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria ...

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' upcoming funeral will be slightly different than past papal funerals after he chose to revise the rules and end ...

white smoke says the cardinals have chosen the next head of the Catholic Church. People queue trying to reach St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday in Rome, with more than 250,000 people -- including President Donald Trump -- mourning his passing.

The public funeral Mass is being held in front of St. Peter's Basilica, with Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presiding. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...