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.

Tens of thousands of people have visited St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as preparations also begin for the conclave. Chris Jansing reports more from the Vatican and ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be livestreamed Saturday, April 25, on YouTube and available for free in multiple languages.

At 93, Zen is too old to partake in the Conclave and at this first meeting of Cardinals, a decision was made on the date of Francis’s funeral, as well as decision to suspend the canonisation of the ...

UK Cardinal tells of ‘weight’ felt ahead of conclave to choose new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols said Pope Francis had ...

In the opinion of The Last of Us franchise creator Neil Druckmann, while most video game adaptations fail to faithfully adapt ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, ...