Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

Bishop Larry Sullivan delivered the sermon at a special commemoration for Pope Francis, hours after the pope was laid to rest ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

At what was to be a somber goodbye for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Saturday, a style controversy hijacked part of the attention and it involved President Donald Trump, Prince William, and an ...

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...

For years, traditionalists raged at Pope Francis's liberal approach. The question now is whether his successor will walk the ...

Pope Francis's successor will face a litany of challenges, from the place of women and the LGBTQ community in the Catholic ...

Cardinal Dew said the enthusiasm and desire for people to come and farewell the Pope had been outstanding. “St Peter’s Square ...

Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.

A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is ...

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, according to the Vatican. He was 88 years old and held the papacy for 12 years.