So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

Today will be the final chance for mourners to see Pope Francis lying in state. His coffin will be sealed later this evening ...

The Vatican is set to finalise preparations for Pope Francis' funeral on Friday, as thousands of mourners continue to pay ...

Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are scratching the hair under their red skull caps as they try to decide whether a cardinal ...

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and Irish President Michael D Higgins are among those travelling to Rome on Friday ...

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will ...

The BBC has taken a look back at archive footage of previous Popes' funerals, as far back as Pope Pius XII in 1958 through to Pope Benedict XVI in 2022. Video produced by Ian Casey.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. The late pontiff's funeral will take place on Saturday, with large ...

Hours after Pope Francis' death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: Rest in peace, Pope ...

BBC One's schedule has undergone some big changes this weekend, with two hit programmes pulled from the channel ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday (April 25), the last ...

At the end of the funeral, a procession will see the pope's coffin being taken from the enclave and through central Rome to ...