A selection of the best photographs from the funeral in St Peter’s Square. A Swiss Guard stands ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26 ...

Born on Dec. 17, 1936, Pope Francis was 76 years old when he was elected, per the Vatican. Pope Francis was born in Argentina , and was the son of Italian immigrants, according to the Vatican.

Pope Francis’s funeral in pictures: world leaders and 400,000 people pay their respects - Pope Francis’s funeral brought together leaders from across the globe with potentially historic ...

Thousands of faithful and world leaders attended the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. According to estimates, some 400,000 faithful attended the event, and 166 ...

The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The release came Sunday morning, as the tomb opened for public ...

The Vatican has released pictures of Pope Francis being laid out in his open coffin for the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ceremony. The ceremony took place on Monday night and lasted ...

The Religious Order That Molded the Pope: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics ...

Mourners have been allowed to file past Pope Francis’s tomb following his funeral service on Saturday. The Pope died on Easter Sunday at the age of 88 after weeks battling pneumonia. World ...

— -- Photos captured the intimate, historic meeting between Pope Francis and Fidel Castro Sunday. The images show the leader of the Catholic Church, who is 78, exchanging gifts with the 89 ...

Pope Francis twirls a soccer ball he was presented by a member of the Circus of Cuba, during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican - Wednesday 2 Jan. 2019.