The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

During the period of mourning, which will last nine days in total, the Pope will be buried and a funeral will be held. This ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88 after a bout of pneumonia that left him in hospital for weeks earlier this year. The pontiff, ...

Francis asked that a number of ceremonial elements be set aside for his funeral. Traditionally, a papal funeral is a complex, ...

Although a papal funeral has traditionally been an elaborate affair, Pope Francis approved plans to make it less complex ...

Pope Francis died this morning at the age of 88, after 12 years as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church ...

What happens when a Pope dies is a hugely choreographed and rehearsed series of events, that have been replicated over the ...

137 cardinals are under the age of 80, which makes them eligible to select Pope Francis's successor. Pope Francis appointed ...

After Pope Francis died this morning, the eyes of the world will turn to his potential successor. Here are five things that ...

POPE Francis’ final testament has been revealed as the pontiff asked to be buried in a simple tomb underground. The leader of ...

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, the Vatican announced, just hours after his last public appearance. The head of the ...