Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's Square.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is to be closed to visitors from Monday due to preparations for the papal conclave, the Vatican Museums announced on Thursday. Tourist visits of the Vatican Gardens ...

The tombstone will bear only the inscription “Franciscus” – the Pope’s name in Latin. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

Cardinal Chow will be going to the Vatican for the conclave, yet his itinerary is not supposed to be disclosed,’ spokesman ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than ...

President Droupadi Murmu will travel to the Vatican City between April 26 and April 27 to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. The ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Fox News contributor Jonathan Morris describes the somber feeling in Rome, Italy, ahead of Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican.

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.