The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

Following the pope's death comes a period of mourning, followed by a funeral, a period of "congregations," and then the centuries-old, secretive process known as a conclave.

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

The Philippines is poised to make history as three Filipino cardinals—Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio ...

There are always front-runners in a conclave, known as “papabile,” who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope.

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

The pontiff celebrated Easter, received Vice President JD Vance, issued a final message and took one last ride in the ...

The first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church passed away at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...