More than 250,000 mourners gathered in St Peter's Square to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff who died from a ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

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

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A number of dignitaries couldn't resist pulling out their mobiles to take pictures and videos of the late Pope's humble ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals are among those bidding a final farewell to a religious leader described as "a pope ...

After the Pope’s death on Easter Monday, Stubb said that Francis "will be remembered for his work against poverty and social ...

Large crowds have gathered for the pope's funeral mass, before lining the streets as his coffin was carried to the Basilica ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest.

After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and tranported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.