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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis’ envoy to the Philippines on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Filipino faithful for their prayers and ...

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

Cardinals met at the Vatican on Tuesday to plan the conclave to elect his successor and to make other decisions about running ...

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

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Pope Francis died on Monday, leaving behind a legacy of reform at the $6 billion Vatican Bank. Although founded to manage ...

The late Pope's body will then be taken into St Peter’s Basilica and then to the Basilica of St Mary Major for entombment, ...

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