Over the centuries, the outcome of conclaves has been impossible to predict. But if the cardinals named by Francis vote ...

Pope Francis’ body will be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state allowing the Catholic faithful to pay their respects ...

Francis did create a sex abuse commission early on to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

THE DEATH of Pope Francis comes in the midst of a convulsive period in international affairs, one in which the late pontiff ...

Cardinals determine public viewing of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica to begin on Wednesday morning. Francis is ...

Vatican City: Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, ...

In St Peter's Square, believers and tourists alike gathered to pay their respects, some bearing flowers or candles ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Ralph Fiennes stars in Conclave, a gripping drama about electing a new pope, gaining traction after Pope Francis's death.

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Monday at the age of 88. In his will, Francis requested to be ...