Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

On Sunday, tens of thousands of people flocked to the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore to catch a brief glimpse of Pope ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

Catholics in Maryland and nationwide attended their first Sunday Mass without Pope Francis leading the church.

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis and "had a very ...

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

In Oakland, people filled the Cathedral of Christ the Light to say their final goodbyes to Pope Francis, who died on Monday.

Pope Francis wanted to "create a more fraternal world and to work for peace", the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth has ...