With the conclave to choose his successor looking less Eurocentric than ever, Pope Francis' intense pastoral and diplomatic ...

Public visitation will come to an end Friday, April 25 before a funeral for Pope Francis takes place Saturday in St. Peter's ...

The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Donald Trump claimed 'location is everything' while mocking Biden for being in the 14th row at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral ...

The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in ...

The legacy of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, is already shaping up to be one of the most distinctive in modern ...

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. CET (That's 4 a.m. Eastern, 3 a.m. Central, 2 a.m.

It was just a year into his time as pope that John Paul II made his first trip to the United States, creating memories that many Iowans won’t soon forget.

All bets are off on conclave outcome, says Vatican expert - UK theologian Professor Anna Rowlands said the timing of the star-studded Conclave film, released late last year, ‘couldn’t be more powerful ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held Saturday in Rome and is expected to be much simpler than those of previous pontiffs ...

How did Pope Francis’ polarizing legacy affect his relationship with American Catholics? When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became ...