On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

First Minister John Swinney will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday. In a statement, Mr Swinney said: ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

A man working at Clonard's Peace Ministry who's been inspired by Pope Francis says it's a "great blessing" to travel to Rome ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

In this episode of “The Opinions,” the deputy Opinion editor Patrick Healy talks to the columnist Lydia Polgreen about the ...

The Rosary of the Madonna of Pompei will accompany Pope Bergoglio on his final earthly journey. Archbishop Tommaso Caputo ...

The funeral will begin at 9am BST, which is 10am local time. It will continue until around 12pm BST, although exact timings may vary. You have a few options for watching the funeral this Saturday. BBC ...

The service will take place outdoors in front of St Peter's Basilica at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST) and will be led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re.

What Pope Francis left behind in his last will and testament - Alongside the will, the Vatican announced the pope died ...

When I landed in Rome last year, renting a budget room tucked like an afterthought behind St. Peter's Basilica, I had zero ...