Cardinals have begun preparing for the funeral of Pope Francis, with world leaders expected to attend the ceremony in advance ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Cardinals must vote in secret ballots until a candidate receives a two-thirds majority. The College of Cardinals may cast as ...

The Vatican released the first photo and video of Pope Francis in repose, dressed in red liturgical vestments. He died at 88 ...

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of interment for ...

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on Monday. As the Church ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but ...

Cardinals Burke and Tobin, with deep Wisconsin connections, emerge as potential successors following Pope Francis' death as ...