Recap our coverage from Pope Francis's funeral as world leaders gather in Rome. Francis died on Easter Monday after 13 years ...

Cardinals from all over the world are meeting in Rome to prepare for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Mercy – the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry – must guide the Catholic Church through ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners — monarchs and presidents, cardinals and sisters, Jubilee pilgrims and tourists — turned ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, the world’s cardinals will soon gather in Rome to elect a successor. So what exactly does a ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, is being held in Vatican City and Rome today.

After the funeral service, the Pope's coffin was carried in an armour-plated ‘Popemobile’ through crowd-lined streets, across ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...

Some hope his successor, to be chosen in the coming days or weeks, could come from Africa or Asia. Read more at ...

The six-kilometer funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter's to St. Mary Major was filled with profound ...