Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff ...

Catholic cardinals on Wednesday performed the ritual ceremony to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican ...

People around the world are paying their last respects to Pope Francis. Worshippers at the Basilica of Saint Andrew in ...

In Egypt, regional churches and other denominations have offered their condolences to the Vatican following the death of Pope ...

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, ...

A procession is underway to transfer Pope Francis’ coffin from his residence to St Peter’s Basilica, where he will lie in ...

A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is ...

If you’re surprised that you’ve been emotional over the Pope’s death, doctors say it is completely normal to go through ...

As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pope, many around the world are doing their own preparations — by watching ...

For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the ...