Over the centuries, the outcome of conclaves has been impossible to predict. But if the cardinals named by Francis vote ...

Francis did create a sex abuse commission early on to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, ...

Pope Francis’ body will be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state allowing the Catholic faithful to pay their respects ...

Understanding the politics of the cardinals—and how Francis may have influenced the election of his successor.

This Saturday, the world will turn its attention to Vatican City to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis — the first ...

THE DEATH of Pope Francis comes in the midst of a convulsive period in international affairs, one in which the late pontiff ...

In St Peter's Square, believers and tourists alike gathered to pay their respects, some bearing flowers or candles ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

The King will not attend the Pope's funeral in Vatican City on Saturday, despite his close relationship with the late pontiff ...

Some of the world's most influential people will be making their way to Rome to farewell the late Pope Francis. The Head of ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Monday at the age of 88. In his will, Francis requested to be ...

Leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) mourned the passing of Pope Francis on Monday. “We in ...