VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a papacy of 12 years. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, the first from Latin ...

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 ...

Experts say it's unlikely the cardinals would choose an American to be pope. Following the death of Pope Francis, 135 cardinals will vote in a conclave to elect the next leader of the global ...

Vatican City – Pope Francis’s funeral will be held in the ... Nations – and the Vatican city-state. There are some 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, concentrated above all in Europe, the ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor ...

ROME — The body of the deceased Pope Francis was transferred on Wednesday to St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, where he will lie in state for viewing by the public until his funeral.

Men wash the steps St. Peter's Basilica before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea ...

Francis' death and funeral will usher in a carefully orchestrated period of transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church, with cardinals gathering over the coming days before entering a ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Jorge Mario Bergoglio, born in Buenos Aires, never set foot in his homeland after becoming Pope Francis in 2013. That left many of the faithful in Argentina ...

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately ...

The public viewing is largely meant as a chance for ordinary Catholics to grieve the 88-year-old pope, who died Monday of a stroke.