Pope Francis, leader of Roman Catholic Church for 12 years, died Monday morning at the age of 88. Here's what to know about ...

The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Roman neighbors and retired flight attendants Aurelia Ballarini and Francesca Codato came to pay respects to Pope Francis on ...

Vatican officials are asking visitors not to take selfies with the late Pope Francis as he lies in state inside St. Peter’s ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

Pope Francis' funeral this weekend will see global leaders including President Donald Trump and Prince William.

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held Saturday in Rome and is expected to be much simpler than those of previous pontiffs ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, was an unlikely chronicler of the world’s reckoning with false information online. Francis outlined the societal harms of misinformation in 2018, tracing the ...

Talk of what the funeral might be like and what might happen at the conclave was inescapable on the early flight from Dublin ...