VATICAN CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that ...

The pope's death at age 88 ends a 12-year papacy that began with the historic resignation of Francis' predecessor in 2013. Now a period of mourning begins along with a process to select a new pope.

The body of Pope Francis has been transferred into the Basilica at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The late pontiff will lie in state in a simple woo… ...

Pope Francis died April 21 (Easter Monday 2025) at 7:35 a.m. local time in Vatican City, according to Vatican Camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell. The Catholic Church leader was 88 and served a 12 ...

Mary Ann Arnold, outside of St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Mass., spoke fondly of Pope Francis, who died hours earlier in Vatican City. Arnold had attended the regular Monday 12:10 p.m. Mass.

Pope Francis in stable condition, no new respiratory episodes 02:01. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health.The pope has been at Rome's ...

Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group to become part of a "revolution" of care by regularly visiting older ...

Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Sylvester Stallone just had the meeting of a lifetime. On Friday, the Rocky star, 77, and his family were pictured meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for just over two weeks fighting double pneumonia, is in a stable condition and has not had further breathing crises, the Vatican said on ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb 18 - Pope Francis, who is spending his fifth day in hospital for what doctors described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis had an "isolated breathing crisis" in hospital on Friday, the Vatican said, in a setback as the 88-year-old pontiff battles double pneumonia. Francis has been in Rome ...

Granted, living in the Vatican City is quite restrictive as the population is less than 800. Nevertheless, Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church and is considered St. Peter’s successor.