Saturday’s funeral will kick off the traditional Novendiales, nine consecutive days of mourning for the suffrage of the late ...

Pope Francis is currently lying in state inside St Peter's Basilica but his coffin will be closed at 8pm today in a private ...

Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his Passion — is drawing ...

More than 1,800 Italian Civil Protection volunteers are currently deployed to coordinate and facilitate the flow of pilgrims ...

The Chester-based nonprofit organization funds worldwide charitable projects championed by the Holy Father in “reaching out ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday at an ancient church in Rome following a funeral​ Mass at the Vatican. Here's what ...

For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix and intrigue.

The funeral is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. local time Saturday, or 4 a.m. ET. MSNBC will cover the event live on the ...

The Camerlengo will seal Pope Francis' coffin at 8 p.m.. Last hours to say goodbye to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica.

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 and ...