The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on April 26. He is currently lying in state at the St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, ...

Italian and Vatican authorities have placed the area around St Peter’s under tight security ahead of the funeral. Read more ...

The deceased pope will be dressed in his simple white cassock and red vestments, then placed in a simple wooden coffin. This ...

Pope Francis’ great contribution was to present the Catholic Church as a lover of all people. He called it “a field hospital after battle,” a refuge and place of repair. It must “go to the peripheries ...

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

A retired US cardinal who has faced accusations of mishandling sexual abuse cases was chosen to help seal Pope Francis’s ...

What to expect at Pope Francis’ funeral from Vatican rituals to iron-clad security and world leaders attending - Tens of ...