Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m. Thursday.

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he ...