The 70-year-old from Italy has been Pope Francis’ secretary of state and has been described as the favourite to succeed him, ...

Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history.

Presidents of Republics and monarchs have mingled in the front rows during the funeral for Francisco. The world turns with ...

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, when Pope Francis was elected, was one of the shortest in history, lasting ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals are among those bidding a final farewell to a religious leader described as "a pope ...

Large crowds have gathered for the pope's funeral mass, before lining the streets as his coffin was carried to the Basilica ...

Proceedings began at 10am local time (9am BST) with the service taking place at St Peter's Basilica in front of 200,000 ...

Tradition begins at the moment of the Pope’s death, as an official given the title camerlengo, or chamberlain, calls out the ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ ...

Pope Francis’ funeral was held this morning at the Vatican, with more than 250,000 mourners in attendance. Here’s how you can ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.