Patrick and Alice Gavigan, from Leixlip, Co Kildare, are on holiday in Rome and said the experience felt surreal.

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Thousands more are expected to flock to pay their respects throughout Thursday and until 7pm local time on Friday.

A series of films and TV shows have attempted to depict the inner workings of the Vatican and how the election of a new pope could be decided. Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Easter Monday, was not ...

Pope Francis' lying in state has been marred after mourners were seen posing for selfies with his open casket - with some ...

Dr Alfieri was alerted at 5.30am on Monday by Francis’s health care assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, that Francis had been ...