Bloomington Central Catholic High School Assistant Principal Lauren Booth happened to be in Rome when Pope Francis died ...

Catholic faithful gathered for multiple events in Toronto and Montreal to commemorate the late Pope Francis on Tuesday, a day ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is a top contender to succeed Pope Francis, potentially becoming the first Black pope in over 1,500 years.

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

VATICAN CITY >> Thousands of people poured into St. Peter’s Basilica today to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could ...