Vice President JD Vance said it was a “blessing” to be one of the last people to see Pope Francis alive while chiding the ...

Throngs of Catholics made their way slowly to the 16th century basilica's main altar, where Francis' simple open wooden casket was perched.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican said. The pontiff's ...

US Vice President JD Vance has addressed the timing of his meeting with Pope Francis, which was hours before his death ...

While several cardinals are already front-runners to become the next Pope, four contenders have emerged as the strongest on ...

In Toronto, a framed portrait of Francis sat at the front of the church alongside a bouquet including white, yellow and red roses.

Among those who had gathered to honour Pope Francis was 55-year-old Palestinian Azzam Elias, from Bethlehem, who was only ...

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...

Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...

For Catholics, Pope Francis was (and is) a kind of Rorschach test of where one thought the church should go in this century ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with ...

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will attend Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, the Spanish royal palace told Agence France-Presse. Spain, a traditionally Catholic country although much more secular ...