More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on ...

Polymarket gives the highest chance of becoming the next pope to one of the compromise candidates between progressives and ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle abusive clergy and hold bishops accountable when they mismanage cases.

Who was Carlo Acutis? St. Catherine's Church in Mountain Lakes will host a show designed by the Italian teen, who will be the first millennial saint.

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Before he became the leader of Catholics, Pope Francis was known for his charity — but his own organs will not be donated due ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he ...

The Vatican has released details of Pope Francis' funeral. See when and where the services are and how to watch live from ...

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.