Pope Francis's sudden death at 88 has ignited intense speculation about his successor and the future of the Catholic Church.

A guide to the embalming process likely to be used for Pope Francis, based on historic and modern practices followed by the ...

Parolin is seen as a compromise candidate between progressives and conservatives. He has been a Church diplomat for most of ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, according to the death certificate released by the Vatican.

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as “papabili” to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis has passed away on April 21, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican's TV channel. The Roman Catholic Church's first Latin American head, Pope Francis was 88 and had recently ...

A fundraiser is underway to support the family of a young child who drowned last week in Pooler. A’kari Taylin Mutcherson was ...

The Vatican has said Pope Francis Pope died of a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure. The Pope died early Monday, and his death marks not just the end of ...

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, ...