Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

As the Vatican prepares to end viewings at St Peter's Basilica at 19:00 local time (18:00 BST), the BBC has spoken to the ...

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.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the funeral, which will mostly be held ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

A pastor said Mark Miller, 53, "struggled with his past." The Navy vet killed himself outside a San Antonio VA hospital on ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...