Pope Francis had a nightly ritual for the last 18 months of his life; calling Gaza’s only Catholic Church throughout the war. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond spoke to the church’s priests about their special bond with the pope.

Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, after being released from hospital on March 23, following a five-week stay which saw him struggle with double pneumonia and its various complications. He was 88.

The body of the late Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to lie in state until his funeral on Saturday morning. The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place on Saturday,

The person who runs the Vatican after the death or resignation of a pope is known as the "camerlengo" - currently Irish-American cardinal Kevin Farrell. He confirmed the Pope's de

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pontiff and before the election of another.

Following Pope Francis' death Monday at age 88, the Vatican will have an acting head until a new pontiff is chosen during the conclave process. That acting head, or camerlengo, is Cardinal Kevin Farrell,