The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s ...

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

As the pallbearers approached with Francis atop their shoulders, the faithful in rows behind, Morenatti used an extendable ...

Since the moment of his election in 2013, Pope Francis captivated the world not only with his simple style and familiar ...