Pope Francis, 88, died of a stroke and heart failure, the Vatican said. Francis was last seen Sunday when he gave the ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

VATICAN CITY - No one knows who the world's Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the ...

The Vatican said the funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square ... metal brought back from the New World by explorer Christopher Columbus. Francis returned at key moments in his ...

Pope Francis, who visited more than 60 countries during his papacy, will make his final journey along the road from Vatican ...

Cathedral and Cardinal Timothy Dolan will celebrate a Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis at noon, April 22, in NYC.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis ... prepare to make his public debut at the central balcony at St. Peter's Basilica. ABC News' Christopher Watson contributed to this report.

Some of the top candidates, ranked by Italian Vatican watcher Gaetano Masciullo and Vaticanists Edward Pentin and Diane ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrated Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral ... will soon flock to Vatican City to participate in a centuries-old process, called ...

This includes the pope's funeral, which per tradition is held within four to six days of his death, after his body lies in state for several days in St ... in Vatican City, Vatican. Christopher ...