Francis' death comes one day after the pope, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory ...

International theologian says "Conclave" film "fairly accurate" to what is expected at a real papal conclave. Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori shared a statement honoring Pope Francis after learning of his death early Monday morning.

In a process that can last days, weeks, or even years, popes are elected by cardinals under strict oaths of silence.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Pope Francis previously spent about five weeks in the hospital with life-threatening respiratory ailments before he was ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson said his passing will be mourned with gratitude for his service to the Catholic Church.

Francis was a deeply religious child in Buenos Aires. The first pontiff from Latin America tried to create a more welcoming ...

Pope Francis revealed the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place just days after becoming pope in 2013.

President Donald Trump issued a public statement on Monday morning following the death of Pope Francis, calling for prayers ...