Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

The Holy See has announced the details of Pope Francis ' funeral and the events honoring the life of the 266th pontiff of the ...

The Holy See confirmed the funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday. Here's how you can observe the funeral procession for Pope Francis.

In the New Mexico city that shared its namesake with the pope, local residents and tourists alike bowed their heads Monday ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...