The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

ROME (CNS) — Today’s “builders of Babel” are constructing a hell on earth, rejecting everyone they decide are “losers,” Pope Francis wrote in the meditations for the Way of the Cross.

Pope’s final words of thanks to nurse revealed as funeral plans begin - Prince William will attend funeral at Vatican on ...

There are rules on who can become pope. It can be any Catholic male, but since 1378, it’s only been a cardinal who has been ...

Right-wing authoritarians around the world are speculating on an opportunity: the next pope could be one of their own. It ...

A day after the world learned of Pope Francis' death at 88 years old, Indianapolis Archbishop Charles C. Thompson shared stories and reflected on the legacy of the Holy Father.

Scene from the Vatican after the death of Pope Francis Live view from St. Peter's Square as tributes to Pope Francis pour in ...

CNN correspondent gets emotional on live TV when announcing pope's death ...

The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...