Hundreds of thousands converged on Vatican City to pay tribute to the late pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Monday.

Their trip included visits to major basilicas in Rome and sacred sites in Assisi, including the Pontifical Sanctuary of the ...

A look at some of the hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world who flocked to Vatican City to pay their respects to the late pontiff.

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year. His aim was to emphasize the pope’s ... on the city’s outskirts where ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

Here is what happens next in the Roman Catholic Church following the funeral of Pope Francis, after his death at the age of 88, and the announcement of the start of the conclave on May 7.

In recent weeks, Europe’s remaining Catholic royal families marked the news of Pope Leo's election with public messages of ...

The Vice President met with Pope Francis just a day before he passed away. Vance is now back at the Holy See, this time with ...

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters ... waiting on the steps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major, Francis' chosen resting place far from the splendour of the Vatican, to greet the pope's coffin after the funeral on ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year. His aim was to emphasize the pope’s role as a mere ... from the impoverished ...