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

The King will not attend the Pope's funeral in Vatican City on Saturday, despite his close relationship with the late pontiff ...

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

Pope Francis' body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ...

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

Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Vatican officials later announced he suffered a stroke that put him in a coma and led to heart failure. In his final will, the Argentine-born pope said he ...

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

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

Leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) mourned the passing of Pope Francis on Monday. “We in ...

The Vatican watcher Andrea Gagliarducci, who writes the must-read blog MondayVatican.com, said that the reckoning that ...

A dying Pope Francis waved his hand at his personal healthcare assistant before slipping into an irreversible coma, the Vatican’s press arm has reported.According to Vatican News, run by the Vatican ...

Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...