As he glided around St Peter's Square in his popemobile on Sunday, the fact he was 88 and had just spent several weeks in ...

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

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

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 body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

These college students have seen the “Francis effect” spread beyond their own lives and college campuses. When interacting ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and ...

Most major nations will be sending heads of state or government, or royalty, to Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, but Israel ...

Tens of thousands of mourners filtered into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope ...

WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Pope Francis' life, he had what was unknowingly his last meeting with a global leader: U.S ...

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