Soon after, on March 29, the pontiff was readmitted into the hospital with difficulty breathing. On April 21, the day after ...

The world bid adieu to the ‘people’s pope’ on Saturday. Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, was laid to rest on April 26 after a moving funeral attended by world leaders, including royalty, ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday, ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including President Donald Trump packed St. Peter's Square on Saturday ...

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis' funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him farewell in a ceremony of breathtaking spectacle that ...

The death of Pope Francis now sets off a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. Francis has said he wants to be buried not in St. Peter’s Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes are ...

Just days after Pope Francis gave his final Easter blessing, people worldwide have an opportunity to pay their respects during his funeral. After recently recovering from double pneumonia and other ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...