Pope Francis鈥檚 funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from US president Donald Trump to Ukraine鈥檚 Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honour the Catholic leader.
Cardinals will meet Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis鈥檚 funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the election of a new Catholic leader within three weeks...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Pope Francis...
His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis鈥檚 passion was football, for him 鈥榯he most beautiful game鈥� and also a vehicle to educate and spread peace.
Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, prompting mourning across the Christian world for the energetic reformer who inspired devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists during a 12-year papacy.
Real Madrid players observed a minute's silence before training on Monday as tributes poured in from across La Liga after the death of football-mad Pope Francis at 88.
The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) called for all sporting events due to take place in Italy on Monday to be postponed following the death of Pope Francis and for 鈥榓 minute's silence to be observed at events throughout the week鈥�.
Pope Francis, an energetic reformer who inspired widespread devotion from Catholics but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88...
Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff made a hoped-for holiday appearance, even circling St Peter鈥檚 Square in his popemobile.
The Vatican on Thursday published a photograph of Pope Francis meeting King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla the day before during the British monarch鈥檚 state visit to Italy.
Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia...
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after being discharged from the hospital where he spent more than five weeks being treated for breathing difficulties, but took time before leaving to thank well-wishers for their support.
Pope Francis will make his first public appearance on Sunday with a blessing and a wave from a window at Rome鈥檚 Gemelli hospital where he was admitted on February 14.
Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is showing slight signs of improvement but it is too early to discuss his return home, a Vatican source said Monday.
Pope Francis marked three weeks battling double pneumonia in hospital on Friday, reported by the Vatican to be 鈥榮table鈥� but sounding weak and breathless in his first audio message.
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for more than two weeks with double pneumonia, spent a 鈥榗alm night鈥�, the Vatican said on Sunday, after reporting he was in a stable condition.
Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, spent a peaceful night and was 鈥榬esting鈥� Monday, the Vatican said amidst global concern over the pontiff鈥檚 health.
Pope Francis marked a week in hospital with pneumonia Friday, as speculation grew over the 88-year-old鈥檚 ability to continue leading the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis was admitted to hospital in Rome on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican announced....
Armed forces must only be used as legitimate defence, never to dominate another country, a breathless Pope Francis said on Sunday, presiding over an outdoor mass despite a bout of bronchitis...
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church鈥檚 religious orders.
From 鈥楢 Farewell to Arms鈥� to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday...
Christians across the world celebrated Christmas on Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and a massive 鈥榠nhumane鈥� Christmas morning attack on Ukraine by Russia as well as a plane crash in Kazakhstan.
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as 鈥榗ruelty鈥�, a day after the territory鈥檚 rescue agency said an Israeli air strike killed seven children from one family.
Pope Francis arrived in Corsica, a stronghold of the Catholic faith, on Sunday, with locals hotly anticipating the first-ever trip by a pontiff to the French Mediterranean island.
Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on Thursday received Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, with whom he discussed the 鈥榮erious鈥� humanitarian situation.
The spiritual leader of the Catholic Church Pope Francis and chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government professor Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a 鈥楶ope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club鈥� in Rome in an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity...
Pope Francis has offered to give refuge on Vatican territory to Myanmar鈥檚 detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Italian media said on Tuesday.
Pope Francis on Monday called for action on abuse of young people on a visit to East Timor, the Catholic-majority nation which has been rocked by child sex abuse cases...
Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea Saturday, where he called for vast natural resources to benefit the 鈥榚ntire community鈥� 鈥� a politically charged demand in a nation where many