The funeral for Pope Francis will be held Saturday in Rome and is expected to be much simpler than those of previous pontiffs ...

Public queue to pay respects for last time as world leaders fly in for Vatican ceremony - Pope Francis’s funeral will be held ...

Here is the complete list of 266 Popes from the past to present. Most recently, Pope Francis led the Catholic Church from ...

In a post on X, Magic Johnson mourned the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday morning. According to Reuters, ...

When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter rsquo;s Basilica following his election 12 years ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

The conclave will gather to select the new Pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...