Although Pope Francis was hospitalized in February 2025 with double pneumonia and a respiratory illness, many had hoped he would make a full recovery. But on April 21, 2025, the day after Easter ...

Station Three: The pope's burial site. World leaders, including President Donald Trump, will join the public in saying farewell. Here's what's happened and what will happen.

Breaking with tradition, the pontiff, whose death at the age of 88 was announced on Easter Monday, has chosen a burial site outside the Vatican – the first pope to do so in 120 years.

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday following a funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Square attended by presidents, princes and as many as a quarter-million more. The leader of the ...

Pope Francis spent much of his time as head of the Catholic Church breaking with tradition, so it is fitting that his burial is set to eschew some of the pomp and ceremony associated with his ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 after suffering from stroke, coma, and a heart failure. The late Pope will be buried on Saturday His funeral is set for Saturday at the Basilica of St ...

10:26 AM: Analysis from Anthony Faiola, Rome Bureau Chief, covering Italy, the Vatican, Southern Europe and beyond. Pope Francis has been buried in a simple tomb at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica ...