Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at ...

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

President Donald Trump, who attended alongside the Slovenian-born first lady, donned a signature blue suit. Start the day ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at Pope Francis' funeral Saturday at the Vatican ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

You can read the English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered at the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died last week at ...

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...