Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Vatican aged 88. READ: LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis dies at age ...

The Holy See confirmed the funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday. Here's how you can observe the funeral ...

In the New Mexico city that shared its namesake with the pope, local residents and tourists alike bowed their heads Monday ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

President Trump ordered flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the pope's ...

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