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

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, ...

Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun 'venerable,' bringing him one step closer to canonization. The ...

Pope Francis appeared in front of thousands of Catholic faithful at St Peter s Square on Sunday for Easter, despite the 88 ...

Pope Francis made a brief appearance at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday to bless the thousands of faithful ...

The funeral Mass for Pope Francis has concluded at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. Cortege wound its way through the centre of the Eternal City to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where ...

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had been changed forever.

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...