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

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Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

The bells of St. Peter’s are tolling as the body of Pope Francis is transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the ...

Pope Francis preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with Catholic Church orthodoxy and surprising ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church died during the morning hours of April 21 at the age of 88.

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

The pontiff's funeral is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came ...