The dean of students at Xaverian Brothers in Westwood is among the mourners at the Vatican paying respect to Pope Francis.

When Pope Francis died, he was recovering at the Vatican after a five-week hospital stay for double pneumonia and other ...

It meant a lot to me to see him, he gave us so much,” said one woman who waited in line to file past the pontiff’s casket.

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin will be sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body ...

As the Vatican prepares to end viewings at St Peter's Basilica at 19:00 local time (18:00 BST), the BBC has spoken to the ...

An audience with the pope is a day to remember. But only on Capitol Hill would the day after the pope visited become even ...

Saturday’s funeral will kick off the traditional Novendiales, nine consecutive days of mourning for the suffrage of the late ...

The Holy See Press has announced that the funeral of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, will be held and ...

The funeral will begin at 10 a.m. Rome time, which is 4 a.m. Eastern, and 1 a.m. Pacific time for the United States.

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

Ireland has been blessed to host two papal visits in the last 50 years. The visits bookended a period in a country that had undergone significant change in its Catholic faith. Comparing Pope Francis’ ...