Tributes are pouring in from around the world for the head of the Catholic Church after the Vatican confirmed that Pope ...

Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican has confirmed. In a statement made on Monday, Camerlengo Cardinal Kevin Farrell ...

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, ...

Pope Francis wears a plaster and has a bruised, black left eye and a cut on his eyebrow as he talks to journalists during a ...

Hundreds of thousands are expected to pay their respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. In the past, the pope's body was placed on a raised platform ...

A weakened Pope Francis, still recovering after suffering a bout of double pneumonia, delivered the traditional Urbi et Orbi ...

Early in his papacy, Francis made a declaration that now appears prophetic: “I want a mess.” ...

The pope’s traditional blessing, “urbi et orbi,” was read by Archbishop Diego Ravelli, but Pope Francis later toured St.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year ...