Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

The late Pope Francis' final testament containing his last wishes has now been released to public by the Vatican following ...

Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church’s first Latin American pontiff who was known for his progressive stances on social ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

The reason why the late Pope Francis, who died today (21 April) aged 88, changed his name from Jorge Mario Bergoglio and the ...

Pope Francis, the charismatic and conciliatory Argentinian who moved to liberalize the Roman Catholic Church, dramatically ...

Celebrities who knew or met Pope Francis during his lifetime are mourning the 266th pontiff after the Vatican confirmed his ...

Two weeks after his surprise election as pontiff, Pope Francis carried out the Maundy Thursday ritual of washing and kissing ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday.

The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over ...