The first pictures of Pope Francis' body following his death were released on Tuesday, and his funeral has been scheduled for ...

Pope Francis had been suffering from health issues in the weeks before his death, including a more than one-month stay in the ...

Pope Francis previously spent about five weeks in the hospital with life-threatening respiratory ailments before he was ...

Pope Francis died Monday, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for ...

The death of the 88-year-old pontiff puts into motion the process of selecting a successor, according to longstanding Vatican traditions.

They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint, but they ended up bidding farewell to ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis, a pontiff known as the “people's pope” for his humble style and commitment to ...