The selfies taken with Pope Francis' body in his open casket have been described as "awful" and "distasteful." ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...

The funeral will start at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Saturday. Fabio Ciciliano, head of the national Civil Protection ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

King Charles IIII will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, but his eldest son Prince William is slated to visit Rome in ...

Upon leaving prison last Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the question that arose within him every time he visited a ...

After Pope Francis’ death, a chilling 900-year-old prophecy has surfaced that makes a terrifying prediction about the end of ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who could ratchet them back.

New popes wear the cassock with a pellegrina, or short cape, a white silk sash and a white "zucchetto", or papal skullcap. It ...

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.