The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on Easter Monday. The photographs show Francis dressed in his vestments ...

Robert Francis Prevost was chosen on Thursday, May 8, to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church.

The Vatican's photos show Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other top Catholic officials praying over the body of Pope Francis. The Vatican also released a video of the sacred ...

Credit: Vatican Media The photos also show scenes from the “rite of the ascertainment of death and deposition in the coffin,” the first stage in the papal funeral rites, which was presided ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

was honored with a funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal Basilica in Vatican City. The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the ...

He has taken the name Leo XIV. The crowd outside the Vatican cheered loudly upon hearing the news. Below is a selection of the best photographs from the celebration, chosen by TIME’s photo editors.

Photos show powerful moments from the late pope's ... On Saturday, Pope Francis' funeral Mass took place in front of St. Peter's Basilica. Vatican authorities said more than 250,000 people watched ...

The Vatican has released several photographs ... We've taken a look at who was in the chapel and some of the symbolism on show in the images. The most notable figure in the room is Irish-American ...