Pope Francis' funeral this weekend will see global leaders including President Donald Trump and Prince William.

The dean of students at Xaverian Brothers in Westwood is among the mourners at the Vatican paying respect to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

When Pope Francis died, he was recovering at the Vatican after a five-week hospital stay for double pneumonia and other ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin will be sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body ...

As the Vatican prepares to end viewings at St Peter's Basilica at 19:00 local time (18:00 BST), the BBC has spoken to the ...

Saturday’s funeral will kick off the traditional Novendiales, nine consecutive days of mourning for the suffrage of the late ...

An audience with the pope is a day to remember. But only on Capitol Hill would the day after the pope visited become even ...

The Holy See Press has announced that the funeral of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, will be held and ...

Ireland has been blessed to host two papal visits in the last 50 years. The visits bookended a period in a country that had undergone significant change in its Catholic faith. Comparing Pope Francis’ ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

Despite the outcry of traditionalists who fomented for a smaller but “purer” church, Pope Francis was willing to “ make a ...