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

Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but ...

It’s never happened before: the election of an American Pope.  Normally, Pope’s are chosen from the ranks of Italian cardinals and bishops – and indeed, ...

As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place in St Peter's Square on Saturday 26 April at 10.00, after three days of lying in ...

Hours after Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without ...

Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always ...

Anna Tikhomirova, Russian ballerina, the first soloist of Bolshoi Theatre, poses for photographers upon arrival at the ...

The Vatican will make final preparations today (25 April) for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.  Many of the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday, the last day ...