The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head ...

Images captured on Monday showed Pope Francis lying in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel, flanked by Swiss Guards.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another. They ...

The process of electing a new pope involves centuries-old rituals and Latin terms, from the conclave to the Habemus Papam.

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

The Vatican has released images showing Pope Francis as he lays in an open coffin. The release of these images comes as ...

The funeral of the late Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, with his body going on public display from Wednesday for ...

The institution fears the impact of disinformation campaigns on an election that will feature the largest number of cardinals ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

VATICAN CITY] Cardinals gathered at the Vatican on Tuesday (Apr 22) to plan Pope Francis’ funeral, which leaders from around ...

VATICAN CITY - Cardinals were meeting Tuesday to set the date for Pope Francis's funeral, as world leaders from US President ...

Francis, 88, died unexpectedly on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said, ending an often turbulent reign in which he repeatedly clashed with traditionalists and champion ...