Pope Francis will be buried in St. Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's Basilica, in a break with tradition.

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Francis also promoted his message of charity in more controversial ways, commissioning a contemporary sculptor to create works representing his inclusive vision for St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis, the Catholic church’s first Latin American pope, has died at 88. He rose from a humble childhood in Argentina to become the leader of the world’s largest and most powerful church.

MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have won a competition to transform St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen, the Netherlands, into a public swimming pool. Architects aptly call their vision “ Holy ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign of humility.

Pope Francis, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at 88 Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike.

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican said.

More than a dozen parishioners gathered inside the church on Monday afternoon to pray for the soul of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff served from his election on March 13, 2013 until his ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners packed into St. Peter’s Square Saturday morning in Rome to say farewell to Pope Francis, remembered as an everyman who had an uncompromising sense of equality ...

“We’ve lost a friend on earth—and gained one in heaven,” says Gerard O’Connell as he mourns Pope Francis. In this special Inside the Vatican roundtable, recorded the day after the pope ...