Pope Francis’ funeral: More than 250,000 mourners attended a “simplified” service for Pope Francis at the Vatican today, remembering the “people’s pope” for his humanity and humility.

Those were Pope Francis’ first words as the new pontiff of the Catholic Church, delivered more than 12 years ago from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. The former archbishop of Buenos Aires ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. ET. Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died on Monday morning at the age of 88. Francis' life and time ...

April 26, 2025 • It's a day of remembrance, mourning and celebration as thousands gather in Rome to pay their respects and say farewell to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025 • Pope Francis' funeral ...

Numerous leaders will travel to Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, for the funeral services of Pope Francis. The beloved religious head died at the age of 88 on Easter Monday ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will be livestreamed on YouTube on the official Vatican channel, Vatican Media, which you can watch here. Additionally, every major cable news network as well as the ...

In 2017, Pope Francis met President Donald Trump for the first and only time, and defused months of tension with the mention of a Slovenian pastry. During that meeting, which included some of ...

The changes reflect Francis’ view of the pope as a pastor more than a powerful person, but the rites will still be on a grand scale. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope ...

Pope Francis made a lasting impact during his 2015 visit to the United States, visiting Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. A girl named Gianna Masciantonio, who was battling a brain ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis of his papacy, and one that eventually set the ...

Vatican City — Pope Francis thanked his personal nurse for encouraging him to greet the crowds in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, according to the Vatican, which said that these were amongst ...