Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

St. Peter's Basilica opened its doors again on Thursday after a brief closure in the early hours to welcome crowds of ...

So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...

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

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

Alfieri said it was too risky moving Francis back to the Gemelli hospital, where he was treated for a complex respiratory ...