Former BBC Rome correspondent David Willey reflexts on how the Vatican has transformed, as well as what its future holds ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

Pope Francis' death has set in motion the centuries-old process of finding a new leader for the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica, the ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

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.

Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic ...

Survivors of residential schools reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis, and the steps they want to see next from the Catholic ...

When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015, cheering crowds of Catholics and non-Catholics turned out in New York, ...

Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Jewish faith leaders in the north suburbs offered reflections Monday after learning of Pope ...