Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

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Prince William will attend Pope Francis' funeral on behalf of the British royal family. Here's why King Charles III cannot go ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

About 25,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Square since Wednesday morning to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Italian Police told ABC News. Officials said they expect the number to increase, with a ...

St Peter's Basilica closed its doors just briefly in the early hours and then opened again on Thursday (April 24) to welcome ...

Rome's Gammarelli tailors traditionally prepare the vestments for the new pope -- but say this time the Vatican will use ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who became the first cardinal to ever be prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal court in ...

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Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle abusive clergy and hold bishops accountable when they mismanage cases.