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

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College ...

Francis made his last public appearance Sunday, delivering an Easter blessing and greeting followers from his popemobile ...

According to tradition, the camerlengo certifies the pope’s death, seals the papal apartment and breaks the pope’s fisherman’s ring, as a symbol of a vacancy at the Holy See. He leads the procession ...

Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...

As Catholics mourn the death of Pope Francis and reflect on the pontiff's legacy as a reformer, questions are emerging about ...

Cardinals gathered at Vatican choose Saturday for Pope Francis' funeral Pope Francis' final will states that he will be ...

A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...

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

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

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