Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter's Square, prisoners and migrants will welcome him into the basilica across town where he will be laid to rest.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants. “All of us,” he proclaimed, “are children ...

Around 400,000 people packed St Peter's Square and lined the streets in Rome to say goodbye to the Argentine pontiff, a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron stand ...

World leaders, royalty, and mourners gathered at St. Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis, celebrating his legacy ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter’s Square on Saturday ...