A USA TODAY reporter recalls covering the last conclave when Pope Francis was selected. What to expect if you go to Rome for ...

THE DEATH of Pope Francis comes in the midst of a convulsive period in international affairs, one in which the late pontiff ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Australian Catholics have paid tribute to Pope Francis at mass on Tuesday morning around the country. Australia's political ...

Francis appointed nearly 80% of the cardinal electors scattered across the world who will choose the next pope, increasing, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church who passed away yesterday, will be remembered not only as the first pope ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday (April 21) after suffering a ...

Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, ...

The death of the 88-year-old pontiff puts into motion the process of selecting a successor, according to longstanding Vatican traditions.

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of the Archdiocese of San Antonio has released a statement in response to the death of Pope ...