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 Catholic Church has almost always been at the forefront of astronomical research and its facilities in Arizona are among ...

News is in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of Catholics have gathered to bid farewell to Pope Francis, known as "The ...

The Argentine pontiff, who had been recovering after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia, died Monday at age 88.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will attend Pope Francis's funeral at the Vatican, the Spanish royal palace told Agence France-Presse. Spain, a traditionally Catholic country although much more secular ...

U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, “camerlengo” or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, stands before the body of Pope Francis in ...

Devotees of first millennial saint are awestruck and grateful to find themselves on a very different sort of pilgrimage as they head for the Eternal City to join the Church in mourning the death of a ...

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

Dignitaries and world leaders will attend the pope’s funeral in a few days. But the thousands of people lining up to see ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.