The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26. While the city is heavily booked out, there are still ways to visit ...

Pope Francis was first admitted to Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital Feb. 14 after battling bronchitis. He had been struggling to speak and even breathe during public appearances before that.

Tens of thousands of mourners and dozens of world leaders gathered in Rome to celebrate the life of the late pope, Francis, at a funeral mass held in St. Peter's Square. Just five days after his ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in St. Mary Major Basilica. Security was tightened in Rome as world leaders attended the funeral ceremonies. DW has the latest.

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on Friday for a respiratory infection and will remain for as long as necessary to complete treatment, the Vatican said on Monday.. Jorge Mario ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church died on Monday, after battling double pneumonia and other health issues earlier this year. His body is ...

Rome, Italy – About 250,000 mourners in Vatican City fell into hushed silence on Saturday morning as the funeral for Pope Francis began. The church choir echoed through loudspeakers across the ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88.

This is the second time I’ve been away from Rome when a pope has died. The first was in 2005, when John Paul II passed. I was living in New York then, and I remember spending the entire day ...

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in Rome after being admitted to a hospital in mid-February with an acute respiratory insufficiency. Francis will continue recovery at the Vatican ...