In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

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The funeral for Francis, the first first Latin American pontiff, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Square in The ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, said: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

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

Francis died of a stroke and irreversible cardiovascular arrest, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in the death ...

The death of a pope typically triggers a series of ancient rituals steeped in centuries-old Catholic tradition — from funeral ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday (April 21) after suffering a ...