For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the ...

A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is ...

The body of Pope Francis is being moved to St Peter's Basilica, where tens of thousands of mourners will queue to file past ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff ...

Cardinals are continuing their meetings this week to plan the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor and make other ...

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, ...

The Vatican on Tuesday published the first photo and video of Pope Francis lying in state showing the late Pontiff in an open ...

St Peter's Basilica will open at 7am each morning and close at midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow as many people as ...

Pope Francis' body was due to be moved to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their ...

In Egypt, regional churches and other denominations have offered their condolences to the Vatican following the death of Pope ...