Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on April 26 in St. Peter’s Square following his death at age 88, with Cardinal Giovanni ...

Cardinals this morning held their first of what will be many daily meetings, cloistered away from the Vatican crowds as they ...

Vance seemed eager to get ahead of online theories that he killed the Pope—or something like that—given the timing. In a ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

The cardinals met Tuesday in the Vatican's synod hall to chart the next steps before a conclave begins to choose Francis' ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, a term after which Robert Harris' 2016 book-turned-movie is named.

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

The news of Pope Francis' passing on Easter Monday April 21 has sent ripples of grief and gratitude throughout the world, particularly within the leadership of the Catholic Church.