St Peter's Basilica closed its doors just briefly in the early hours and then opened again on Thursday (April 24) to welcome ...

The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

Why people are queueing for hours for a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ glimpse of Pope’s body - A teen who waited in line for five ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Pope Francis died at age 88 on Monday, April 21. His funeral is on Saturday morning in Vatican City. Here's how to watch at home.

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he ...