Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, with his funeral due to take place on Saturday morning at St Peter’s Square in Rome ...

His casket was placed in front of the basilica’s main altar, on a slight ramp, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention.

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

POPE Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday morning, the Vatican has announced. The service will be led at 10am local time ...