An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Francis lying in an open wooden coffin at Casa Santa Marta, following his death. A private ceremony was held at the papal residence on Monday, marking ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

Carlo Acutis is set to become the Catholic church’s first millennial saint, after his official canonization on April 27.

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of interment for ...

The White House and Vatican have had a relationship stretching back to at least 1919, and includes Pope John Paul II and ...

Francis broke from tradition and asked for a "simple" burial in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major instead of St. Peter's ...

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday and will take place outdoors in front of St Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican ...

The cardinals met Tuesday in the Vatican’s synod hall to chart the next steps before a conclave begins to choose Francis’ ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Religious scholar David Gibson speaks with Bianna Golodryga about the life and legacy of the late Pope Francis.