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

A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends ...

The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

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

Thousands of mourners have visited the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who is lying in state, and some have ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

Timeline: How Pope Francis’ funeral and the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope will break from ...