The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

A moment of history is unfolding in the Vatican City as an estimated 1.4 billion Catholics are preparing to bid farewell to Pope Francis during his final journey today. The 60 Best Sci-Fi Movies ...

Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. ET. Pope Francis, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died on Monday morning at the age of 88. Francis' life and time ...

Pope Francis' casket was sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Juan Carlos Cruz was not always a friend of Pope Francis, but he became one. Cruz survived abuse in his youth by a notorious Chilean priest. In January 2018, the pope caused a scandal when ...

Pope Francis made a lasting impact during his 2015 visit to the United States, visiting Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia. A girl named Gianna Masciantonio, who was battling a brain ...

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to star in a film with this 2017 feature. This was in addition to the documentary on his life made by Wim Wenders. Pope Francis, the first Latin American ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, marked many firsts when he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope and ...

Pope Francis, affectionately called the People’s Pope, is no more. He became the pope in 2013 under very unusual circumstances -- Pope Benedict XVI resigned on February 28th, 2013 citing a ...

I. SPARE GM WILL HAVE NINE DAYS OF MOURNING. WILL FOLLOW POPE FRANCIS’S FUNERAL SATURDAY. DURING THAT TIME, THE CARDINALS WILL MEET TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES FACING THE CHURCH. THEN THE OFFICIAL ...

Our live coverage on the death of Pope Francis has concluded for the day. Please scroll through the posts below for the latest developments. A pope is normally chosen through a series of closed ...