As the world mourns Pope Francis, attention now turns to Vatican City's ancient traditions. The black and white smoke signals ...

World leaders arriving to pay respects at historic Vatican ceremony - More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The Vatican is attracting visitors from all over the world for Pope Francis's funeral but there is one surprising rule every ...

Pope Francis, who was appointed in 2013, was laid to rest this morning in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome's ...

The Catholic faithful are bidding a final farewell to a religious leader dubbed the “people’s pope”, whose death sparked ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. His funeral will take place in St. Peter’s Square today before his body is ...

The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

Both President Trump and his wife, as well as Sir Keir Starmer, paid their respects before the Pope's coffin. The Prime ...

The film takes place in Vatican City, one of the holiest places on earth. In addition to the public interest in watching a Hollywood version of appointing a new pope, there is much curiosity about ...

Following the funeral, in another break with tradition, the coffin will be taken through the streets of Rome to an underground tomb in the basilica of Saint Mary Major, as per his instructions. The ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...