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

Before mourners in their thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square to grieve, before leaders from around the world arrive to pay ...

Pope Francis greeted the faithful around the world for the last time from St. Peter’s Basilica on the most important day for ...

Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, was the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff. He was also the first to ...

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

The Vatican laid out a plan for Pope Francis' funeral and the period of mourning following the pontiff's death. The funeral ...

The death of Pope Francis has resulted in an increase in views of the movie "Conclave," which centers on the selection of a ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in on Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death.

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, rumors spread online about a supposed Catholic tradition in which the ...

Following Pope Francis’s death, speculation is mounting over potential successors, including Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke from ...

VATICAN CITY - In the chapel of the Vatican's Santa Marta residence, where Pope Francis lived and died, a nun prayed on ...

In New York City, Saint Patrick's Cathedral has also become a focal point for mourning the death of Pope Francis, with ...