The last numbers released by the Vatican said more than 50,000 people had paid their last respects in the first 12 hours of ...

Conclave to select new Pope to include Vatican lock-in, days of speeches and puffs of smoke - The method the Catholic Church ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

Pope Francis managed a gesture of farewell before he passed away early Saturday. Those around him said it appeared he didn't ...

Thousands of faithful from all over the world have arrived in Vatican City to pay homage to the late Pope Francis. Due to the ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Pope Francis died quickly on Monday morning from an unexpected stroke without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing ...