Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

Fashion may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about papal legacies, but Pope Francis’ understated style ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

“This moment is critical now,” Bishop Sean W. Rowe, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, said. “For those of us who ...

Pope Francis died quickly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...