Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

In a small church tucked into a side street in northern China's Hebei province, a group of around 10 people gathered for ...

The public viewing of Pope Francis' casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day after it began with numbers that were so ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

"Arrivederci!" exclaimed one woman as she boarded a bus outside a Collegeville, Pennsylvania, home Wednesday morning. Around ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

Tens of thousands of mourners filtered into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Dignitaries and world leaders will attend the pope’s funeral. But the thousands of people lining up to see Francis on ...

The vice president reflected publicly on the Easter Sunday visit after a private tour of the Taj Mahal in India.

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...