Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have been disturbed by others snapping selfies beside his body in his ...

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

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

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

Thousands of faithful from around the world have arrived in Vatican City to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis. Due ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.