Cardinals met in private to finalize preparations for Saturday’s funeral and plan the conclave to elect Francis’ successor.

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

Pope Francis’ coffin was carried in a procession from his residency at the Vatican to St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, where ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...

Tens of thousands of mourners began saying their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica on April 23, as the ...

"The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus." ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate, and where he ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

St. Peter's Basilica will be kept open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn.