Pope Francis' death on Monday started a significant transition for the Catholic Church, which will now elect its next head ...

From the beginning of his papacy in 2013, Francis won over many around the world, Catholic or not, with his advocacy for ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern/3 a.m. Central) and will be held in ...

Giovanni, a man in need who benefits from the Vatican doromitory facilities by Bernini's Colonnade, Palazzo Migliori, is ...

More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners and ...

Given the late Pope Francis' care and concern for the poor, a representative group of them has been formally invited to ...

Francis, who died Monday at age 88, will be buried in a niche tomb in the basilica on Saturday after his funeral in St. Peter ...