Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

His favorite ice cream? As the world remembers Pope Francis, NBC News’ Claudio Lavanga shares three instances of Francis ...

Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...

Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there ...

The first ever cardinal of Roman Catholic-majority East Timor had barely had time to process the news of Pope Francis' death ...

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

Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...