The Holy See Press has announced that the funeral of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, will be held and ...

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When Pope Francis died, he was recovering at the Vatican after a five-week hospital stay for double pneumonia and other ...

There may be opportunities for impromptu diplomacy at one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in years.

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin will be sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body ...

As the Vatican prepares to end viewings at St Peter's Basilica at 19:00 local time (18:00 BST), the BBC has spoken to the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ...

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...

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Tens of thousands of mourners converged on the Vatican on Friday for a last chance to pay their respects to the late Pope ...

After so many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open ...