Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the ...

The transfer of Pope Francis' coffin to St. Peter's Basilica began at 9:00 a.m. local time today following a prayer ceremony ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

In life, Pope Francis strayed ... popes are buried holding a rosary, a death certificate and the broken fisherman’s ring. The body may or may not be embalmed. John Paul II’s was not, but ...

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