Monarchies from around the world have shared tributes to Pope Francis following his death yesterday aged 88. The pontiff ...

A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

The death of Pope Francis was not reported by Chinese government-controlled Catholic organizations. A day later, the websites ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Catholics continue to pay tribute to Pope Francis. As mourners wait for the public viewing to begin ...

Since the church began selecting popes in a secret conclave, the choice has rarely come from the rumored frontrunners.

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Following the pope's death comes a period of mourning, followed by a funeral, a period of "congregations," and then the centuries-old, secretive process known as a conclave.

Pope Francis preached tolerance for others, sometimes to the point of breaking with Catholic Church orthodoxy and surprising ...

The death of Pope Francis on Monday has set into motion a meticulously choreographed series of rites and rituals as ...

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 ...