Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the funeral, which will mostly be held ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope "died without suffering, at home.'' The doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and ...

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.

The Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout from mourners across the globe, closing the basilica for just an hour ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke, setting off mourning in the Catholic world and ...

You don’t need to have met someone to grieve for them. But when a pope dies, how do we tell the difference between grief and ...