The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head ...

Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced by the Vatican on Monday ...

In earlier centuries, papal funerals have been elaborate affairs, ceremonies befitting a Renaissance prince. But in recent ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning ...

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

As the Church prepares to elect a new pope, the rise of the Global South may shape the next chapter of Catholic ...

Catholics throughout the Peninsula are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who died earlier today (April 21) at the age of 88 ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native ...