It is rare for a pope to be buried outside the Vatican, and Francis is the first to do so since Pope Leo XIII in 1903.

The Swiss Guards were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506. It is a military body made up of Swiss citizens, whose main task is ...

Re called Francis “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.” He recalled the last image many people have ...

Pallbearers carried the coffin of Pope Francis, adorned with just a crucifix and his coat of arms, down the central aisle of ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners, including dozens of world leaders, flocked to Rome to pay their respect to Pope Francis.

Watch ABC News' live coverage of the funeral for Pope Francis now on ABC stations and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. American Kielce Gussie, who works as a journalist at Vatican News, ...

The coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St. Peter's Basilica on Friday evening, ahead of the funeral on Saturday. A changing ...