The White House and Vatican have had a relationship stretching back to at least 1919, and includes Pope John Paul II and ...

Francis broke from tradition and asked for a "simple" burial in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major instead of St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in front of St Peter's Basilica, the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of reform at the $6 billion Vatican Bank. Although founded to manage ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful ...

According to his death certificate released by the Vatican, the 88-year-old pontiff died Easter Monday from a cerebral stroke, coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

The Vatican has set Pope Francis' funeral for Saturday, as global media outlets descend upon Rome where millions of mourners ...

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A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...