The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main ...

Archbishop Robert Casey will remember and pray for "the repose of the soul of Pope Francis" at four Masses throughout the ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff ...

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

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and ...

Ahead of Pope Francis's funeral Saturday, Italy and the Vatican are implementing a massive security plan that includes ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who could ratchet them back.

From patrols on the River Tiber to surveillance drones and snipers deployed around St Peter's Square, Rome is preparing to ...

Upon leaving prison last Holy Thursday, Pope Francis recalled the question that arose within him every time he visited a ...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols said Pope Francis had ‘died with his boots on’ and made a ‘total sacrifice’ in his life to the ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

Thousands of mourners have visited the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who is lying in state, and some have ...