Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the leader known as "the People's Pope" had already broken with some traditions in the ways pontiffs are laid to rest.

They ended up bidding farewell to Pope Francis instead, with their exuberance giving an uplifting tone to Saturday's otherwise somber funeral.“He always said you have to be joyful about life ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said. Dozens of world leaders attended, including President Trump.

AND AGAIN, MARIA WILL ATTEND THE POPE’S FUNERAL TOMORROW. SHE WILL REMAIN IN ROME SEVERAL MORE WEEKS, AND SAYS SHE WOULD LOVE IT IF SHE’S THERE TO SEE THE NEXT POPE NAMED. A quarter million ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Dean of the College of Cardinals Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26 ...