Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leaders from around the world.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, will receive a celebration of life including mass on April 26, 2025. He will be taken to Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.

On Feb. 14, 2025, Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, ... Pope Francis will be taken to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial. What does Pope Francis’ will say?

Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

Holy Week is a time when the pope would be expected to be front and center of events. But as Francis continues to recover from double pneumonia, observers are on the lookout for surprise appearances.

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, ... Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in February 2024. He was later taken to the hospital with flu symptoms.

The body of Pope Francis, laid out in an open coffin, was carried in a solemn procession on Wednesday from his residence within the walls of Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica.

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin American pope in history, died earlier this week at the age of 88.

INDIANAPOLIS — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. Francis died Monday morning, April 21 at 7:35 a.m. Central European Summer Time (1:35 a.m.

Pope Francis’ health has continued to improve in the week since he left the hospital after a weekslong stay, the Vatican said Tuesday. During Francis’ 38-day stay at Policlinico A. Gemelli in ...

Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, April 21, after a final appearance at St. Peter's Square following Easter Mass. His funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26 ...