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 ...

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

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

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

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

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

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

The sounds of bells and prayerful chants echoed throughout Vatican City as Francis’ body was carried in a simple wooden ...

Pope Francis' lying-in-state has been taken over by people holding up their smartphones in crowds as they try to capture the ...

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the ...