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

The historic funeral of Pope Francis has begun, bringing closure to a 12-year papacy marked by humility and simplicity.Hundreds of thousands have flocked to St Peter’s Square in Vatican City, hoping ...

The seating plan for international leaders at the funeral of Pope Francis is a delicate effort in diplomacy. It has been described as a “master plan” in stage-managing the “big egos” of world leaders ...

Sir Keir Starmer, the Prince of Wales and Donald Trump were also present for the funeral mass in St Peter’s Square.

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

Among the estimated 200,000 people at the service are presidents Trump and Zelensky, who met briefly before the funeral began ...