Pope Francis has continued to break with tradition even in death, having requested before he died several changes to the ceremony and burial that accompany the passing of a pontiff. But although the ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, after a stroke, the Vatican said. While the date of his funeral hasn’t been announced, per tradition, there are a series of rituals that will take place ...

(CNN) — Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell ...

CENTRAL PARK, N.Y. (WABC) -- One woman had the spirit of the pope's presence overcome her so much that she broke down into tears on Friday. Pope Francis' short procession through Central Park in New ...

Pope Francis, who died this week at age 88 of a stroke at the Vatican, will be buried on Saturday. World leaders and worshippers will be present at his funeral before a conclave of cardinals is ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, has begun in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, where hundreds of thousands of the Catholic faithful have gathered to bid farewell to the ...

From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 ...