A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the body of the late ...

People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday. Given the large turnout of faithful wishing to pay ...

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the ...

Trailing 7-3 after three innings against seventh-seeded St. Louis, the Pope John Paul II bats came alive, and the 10th-seeded ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88, was an "alien presence" at the Vatican, bringing about a revolution ...

When news of Pope Francis’ serious bout of double pneumonia was made public, the spotlight moved from him to the so-called ...

William, the Prince of Wales, will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday on behalf of his father, King Charles III, ...

Pope Francis — the first pontiff from the Americas, who clashed with traditional Catholics but was hailed as a reformer by progressives — died on Monday, a day after Easter, at age 88. The pope had ...