The death of Pope Francis on Monday at age 88 has set into motion the process of selecting a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will hold a conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis, who ...

Discover the role of U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell in overseeing the day-to-day needs of the Church and organizing a papal ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Fans and supporters will be able to see him in St. Peter’s Basilica from ...

Throngs of Catholics made their way slowly to the 16th century basilica's main altar, where Francis' simple open wooden ...

Thousands of people have begun filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...

Tourists who have booked to visit Rome in the coming weeks will experience the city during a rare historical moment. ...

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

A pope’s death is confirmed by the head of the Vatican’s health department and the cardinal chamberlain of the Holy Roman ...