The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal ...

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.

Pope Francis suffered double pneumonia and other health concerns prior to his death. On Easter Sunday, he made his final ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

Summoning the cardinals is the first step to a series of ancient rituals governing the secretive process of electing a new ...

FILE - Pope Francis sits by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican, on Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) ...

The Vatican said Francis, the first pope from Latin America, had died after a stroke, and revealed that his will requested a simple tomb in Rome.

Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica April 19, 2005. (photo: Andrea Staccioli Insidefoto / Sipa via AP Images) Larry Chapp Vatican April ...

The Vatican on Monday evening hosted a praying of the rosary in St. Peter’s Square following the death of Pope Francis earlier in the day. Thousands of Catholics gathered together in prayer for ...

At the age of 93 and nearly five months, Benedict XVI officially became the oldest pope in history on Friday, even if the record is complicated by the fact that he stepped down in 2013 and holds ...

Mourners gathered at the Vatican to pay their last respects to retired Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis presided over the funeral of his predecessor at St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.