When the newly elected Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013 to greet the crowd, he joked that ...

Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis. They ...

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

ROME - Hundreds of people filed past the tomb of Pope Francis from early on Sunday morning in the Roman basilica where he ...

The release came Sunday morning, as the tomb opened for public viewing. All the cardinals in Rome, including the ones ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis. Starting early Sunday they began filing past the simple ...

Cardinal-electors will cast four votes per day until one candidate secures a two-thirds majority, a result broadcast to the ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.

Pope Francis Lies in Open Casket as Vatican Prepares for his Funeral | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G The Vatican has released a video of the Pope lying in an open wooden casket, laid in the chapel ...