The sky above St. Peter's Basilica turns pink and illuminates Bernini's colonnade, as thousands of faithful take their seats ...

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice Biennale.

The night before the funeral, the camerlengo will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in the presence of other ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

He will break papal tradition and be laid to rest in a spot that was spiritually meaningful to him throughout his life.

Pope Francis made a short and unannounced visit Saturday to St. Peter's Basilica to pray before this evening's Easter vigil ...

Francis emerged into the crowd at St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his popemobile. The Vatican announced on Easter ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, the locations where the election of Francis's successor will play out in the ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

They had come from around the world and crammed into St Peter's Square to hear the pope deliver an appeal for peace on Easter ...

Since his release from the hospital nearly a month ago, Pope Francis has been slowly returning to work and has made several ...

Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St Peter's Square on Sunday for Easter, despite the ...