After Pope Francis' death, cardinals will meet in the Sistine Chapel to select his successor. Candidates must be baptized ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death at age 88 of a ...

“Pope Francis should be remembered as a post-colonial pope who acknowledged the intertwined histories of ecclesial, political ...

A mass was held at St. Joseph's Basilica in Flores, a district of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, to commemorate Pope ...

Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope who “embraced radical love” ...

The late Pope Francis, who passed away Monday morning, didn’t apologize for defending the long-held social positions of the ...

DRAPER, Utah — Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, a day after one of the holiest days for Christians. His loss is being felt at local Catholic schools in Draper. Even young church ...

In earlier centuries, papal funerals have been elaborate affairs, ceremonies befitting a Renaissance prince. But in recent ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here ...

At Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Monroe, Father Peter Mangum is mourning the death of Pope Francis—joining ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...

Fostering unity is essential to a pope’s job description. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative ...