Hundreds of visitors gathered in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square on Monday, April 21 to mourn the death of Pope Francis.

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully ...

One of the most long-lasting impacts of Pope Francis' pontificate may be his appointment of more women than ever before to ...

Pope Francis probably expected that he would face opposition to his reform agenda after Catholics for two generations grew ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

VATICAN CITY – When Steven Bouchey landed in Rome over the weekend, he came with passion and a purpose. “I came in really ...

A heart monitor or ECG was used to ascertain his death, that is, that there was no longer any heart activity, Dr. Andrea ...

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 ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the director of Vatican City State’s department of ...

Cardinal Farrell, who holds the position of cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo in Italian, will run the Holy See’s affairs until a new pope is chosen.

Tina Kraus of CBS News talks to CBS News Bay Area reporter Ryan Yamamoto from Vatican City, following the death of Pope ...