The Vatican released the first images of Pope Francis lying in repose inside the private chapel of Casa Santa Marta, a day ...

Pope Francis has decreed in his will that he be buried in a simple underground tomb in St Mary Major Basilica.The will specified the late pontiff wanted to be buried "in the ground, without particular ...

The Vittoriano, also known as the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II or the Altar of the Fatherland, is a national monument ...

Pope Francis' cause of death has been confirmed the same day his passing was announced by Vatican officials. How did Pope ...

After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, the Vatican announced, just hours after his last public appearance. The head of the ...

As church bells tolled across Rome to mark Pope Francis’s death, cardinals from across the world began making their way to ...

After the death of the pope, the director of the Vatican’s health services — currently Dr. Andrea Arcangeli — examines the ...

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

Ongoing digs at a Roman villa in the town of Villajoyosa in Spain, have revealed more than 4,000 fragments of wall paintings.

Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

THE Pope has died aged 88 – a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday. Pope ...