VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

From 11am on Wednesday 23 April, hundreds of thousands of faithful Catholics will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis in ...

Thousands of Catholic faithful, including cardinals and nuns, have already taken the chance to view the Pope's casket, ...

Follow our live feed as the faithful pay their respects to the late pontiff of the Catholic Church at the heart of Vatican ...

Catholic faithful gathered for multiple events in Toronto and Montreal to commemorate the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, a day ...

Throughout the day people filed past the coffin, some blessing themselves with the sign of the cross or pausing briefly in ...

The late Pope Francis lies in state this evening in St Peter’s Basilica just across from here. He was carried in a plain wooden casket in a procession of red robed cardinals, bishops, priests and ...

After a religious service, the faithful and the general public will be allowed to visit the late pontiff until 7pm on Friday, ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

The Vatican is stepping up its security as thousands of people are descending on Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral on ...

Pope Francis, controversial head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and LGBTQ ally, died early on Easter Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage.