While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Hundreds of visitors gathered in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square on Monday, April 21 to mourn the death of Pope Francis.

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.

His death ends a historic chapter for the Catholic Church. The first Latin American pope, he opened the doors of his faith to ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

With the death and funeral of Pope Francis comes the start of a sacred ... The papal conclave is private election held behind closed doors of Vatican City's Sistine Chapel, where 135 cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY, April 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that ...

A digital screen shows an image of Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square on Monday in Vatican City. Rand described the pope as ...

Pope Francis’ funeral Mass has ended, and cardinals have filed back into St. Peter’s Basilica. The crowd applauded as ...