The Vatican — with its politics, its pageantry and its power — has long been a favorite subject for artists and thinkers.

The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday.

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

Edited by Emily Atkinson and Matt Spivey, with Laura Gozzi reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

A few months after comforting survivors of one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones, Pope Francis published his ...

A special Belfast City Council meeting is to take place on Thursday to mark the death of Pope Francis. The meeting is to take ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

Pope Francis' funeral services will take place this weekend. Here's what to know about arrangements, how to watch, and where ...

The Oscar winner paid tribute to the late pope on Instagram, recalling their “deeply moving” 2016 meeting and praising ...

In the hours following his death, many Catholics reflected on the words in his final Easter urbi et orbi blessing, which had ...