The death of Pope Francis has resulted in an increase in views of the movie "Conclave," which centers on the selection of a ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

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

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” Any baptized Catholic ...

Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body will begin this week at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...

Although Pope Francis had good intentions when denouncing clergy sexual abuse he was met with great resistance within the ...

However, the lack of mention of a hammer in the Vatican's official documents addressing the rites following a pope's death ...

The Vatican laid out a plan for Pope Francis' funeral and the period of mourning following the pontiff's death. The funeral ...

Following Pope Francis’s death, speculation is mounting over potential successors, including Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke from ...

Who will succeed Pope Francis? Among the names being mentioned is Cardinal Mario Grech, one of the key figures in the ...