Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse who took care of the Pope before he died got the Pope's expression of gratitude shortly ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

A man of deep humility and simplicity, Pope Francis’s words, acts and body language reflected the tenderness and compassion ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Referring to the last Consistory, the Pope has recognized my cardinal prerogatives as intact since there was no explicit ...

Prince William, heir to the British throne as the eldest son of King Charles III, will represent the royal family at Pope ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand. The images were taken in the chapel ...

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

As the Catholic world mourns the death of Pope Francis, Catholic leaders look ahead to the conclave, the process by which ...