Pope Francis, who passed away at 88, requested to be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in a simple tomb marked "Franciscus." He noted that he had made it a point to visit the church both ...

Cardinals have been summoned to Rome for the first of a series of 'general congregations,' during which they will decide on ...

The Argentine was the first Latin American to steer the barque of Peter; the first Jesuit to be elected as leader of the ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the ...

Francis, the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88 after suffering a ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will follow many traditions, but also skip some customs after the pope amended the Catholic ...

Pope Francis died, aged 88, on Monday. But contrary to speculation, his death was not caused by double pneumonia for which he ...

Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. His death has set in motion the centuries ...

Pope Francis had earlier expressed that he wants to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, which makes him the ...

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta will be buried on Saturday at the ...

Pope Francis understood the power of a simple touch. Some of the most iconic moments of his papacy were those when he ...

ET By Rob Picheta and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new ...