Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are ...

Cardinals from all over the world have begun convening in Rome to prepare to hold a conclave to select a successor for Pope ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

No breakthrough was reported after US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the Vatican, while Moscow for the first time publicly acknowledged that North Korean troops ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The choice of the basilica was also symbolically significant given its ties to Francis’ Jesuit religious order. St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Jesuits, celebrated his first Mass in the basilica ...

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

The pope’s outdoor funeral is attended by nearly a quarter-million people, including invited guests representing The Church ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

World leaders and faithful gather to bid farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral reflecting his priorities as pope. He will be laid to rest at St. Mary Major Basilica.

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...