The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

“There has been a shift of late regarding Pius XII,” historian William Doino told CNA. The wartime pontiff has often been ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis failed a key moral test in his failure to identify and condemn Russia's war on Ukraine and China's Uyghur ...