VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass, while 150,000 more lined the motorcade route ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

After the funeral service, the Pope's coffin was carried in an armour-plated ‘Popemobile’ through crowd-lined streets, across ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, the world’s cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a successor. So what exactly does a ...

Dozens of leaders and dignitaries - including Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Prince William - bin join thousands of ...