Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

Sister Geneviève, Pope Francis' close friend, defied protocol to pray by his coffin. Why did the Vatican allow this ...

All bets are off on conclave outcome, says Vatican expert - UK theologian Professor Anna Rowlands said the timing of the star ...

Pope Francis is one of the most beloved figures in modern Catholicism—but could he one day be declared a saint? With growing ...

VATICAN CITY -- Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the ...

Tens of thousands of mourners filed into St Peter's Basilica on Friday (April 25) on the last day to pay final respects to ...

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

Follow live coverage as thousands pay their respects to Pope Francis, who is lying in state at St Peter's Basilica for the third day ahead of his funeral tomorrow ...

Today, the coffin carrying the Pope will be taken from Casa Santa Marta, where he died, to St Peter's Basilica at 09:00 local ...

The Vatican was making final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners filed through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.

Some of the most world's most important Catholic landmarks are set to close themselves off to tourists in the coming days as ...

Hundreds of high-profile delegations are arriving in Rome today ahead of Pope Francis' funeral as thousands of Catholic ...