The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at ...

Most of the funeral will be celebrated in Latin, and there will be incense and hymns and Gregorian chants. Attended by dozens ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

Front row left to right, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Estonia's President Alar Karis, Spain's King ...

Vatican protocol demands that those attending the papal funeral wear a black suit and a black tie. Trump was seen at the ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful have said farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a ...