Tens of thousands of people viewed the body of the deceased Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday, ...

Do you know how many papal conclaves there have been in your lifetime? Here’s how many conclaves there were in the last 100 ...

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

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

Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto said that, like other Catholics around the world, he’ll be praying as cardinals from around the ...

Here’s who is planning to be in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis, including President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Keir ...

Pope Francis ’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

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

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...