A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

The Pope’s last words and final greetings were reportedly addressed to Strappetti, the man he trusted to care for him ...

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

News is in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of Catholics have gathered to bid farewell to Pope Francis, known as "The ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with ...

The Argentine pontiff, who had been recovering after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia, died Monday at age 88.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will attend Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, the Spanish royal palace told Agence France-Presse. Spain, a traditionally Catholic country although much more secular ...

Residents and authorities in Istanbul are in recovery mode after a series of earthquakes shook the city Wednesday.

U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, “camerlengo” or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, stands before the body of Pope Francis in ...

On Wednesday, there will be a solemn transfer of the coffin containing Pope Francis's body to Saint Peter's Basilica in ...

On Wednesday, the coffin containing Pope Francis's body will be solemnly transferred to Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican ...

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.