Here is what happens next in the Roman Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis, which was announced by the ...

The pope's death initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions that culminates ... The funeral must take place four to six days after the pope's death. Weather permitting, it will ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting ... with the pope entombed four to six days after his death. The coffin is closed the night before the funeral. The pope’s face is covered by ...

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square today. Follow here for the latest.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. The Vatican says the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart ...

Thousands of miles from the Vatican, the death of Pope Francis is being mourned ... shy away from holding mass in ghettos or kissing the feet of warring leaders in hopes of bringing peace.

Two weeks after his surprise election as pontiff, Pope Francis carried out the Maundy Thursday ritual of washing and kissing ...

"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis ... 2013, came about under remarkable circumstances, after Pope Benedict XVI's ...