Following Pope Francis' death, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Prince William and more public figures gathered in Rome for the ...

Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time and I am better for having known him,” ...

Pope Francis is being laid to rest on Saturday following his death at the age of 88, with tens of thousands of mourners ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call in January 2025.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the ...

The historic funeral of Pope Francis has begun, bringing closure to a 12-year papacy marked by humility and ...

American Kielce Gussie, who works as a journalist at Vatican News, did the first reading in English -- several verses from the Acts of the Apostles -- at the funeral of Pope Francis. Gussie, ...

Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...