The death of Pope Francis means a papal conclave will be held to select a successor, but besides who wins, the public will ...

Here are some of the top candidates to succeed Pope Francis – and insightful clues from history that could show how papal ...

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

The papal conclave will be influenced by Pope Francis, whose picks to the College of Cardinals increased its geographic ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

After a tumultuous papacy, Pope Francis leaves the Chair of Peter with faithful American Catholics anticipating a return to orthodoxy.

A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a ...

Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

A former North Texas bishop certified Pope Francis’ death Monday morning in Vatican City. In a message from the Holy See at 9:47 a.m Monday, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell announced the death of the ...