Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral ...

CNN correspondent gets emotional on live TV when announcing pope's death ...

The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he arrives to hold his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square.

Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

Here is look at some of the cardinals considered possible contenders to become pope: Cardinal Peter Erdo, a 72-year-old canon ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago will help elect the next pope, marking his first time participating in a papal conclave.

While Francis kept open the possibility, and even had a resignation letter prepared, he said more recently that he believed ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...