Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday.

In the days since his death, Pope Francis has been called a reformer, outsider, influencer and modernizer. He was all of these things. But he was also the steward of the oldest institution in the ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

Mourning of the late Pope Francis continued in Japan on Monday, with people paying their respects in front of a ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

Wyoming Catholics are reacting to the death of Pope Francis with sorrow and hope. Even a self-described Casper “cafeteria ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...

As hundreds of thousands of Catholics descend upon the Vatican to celebrate the life of Pope Francis, local military and ...

The Vatican’s cardinals’ assembly, known as the General Congregation, has chosen May 7 as the starting date for the highly ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of ...