Other cultural sites have also been steadily shutting down to visitors as the Vatican marks the death of Pope Francis ...

The South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every day.

From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Historic service begins at Vatican as world leaders join thousands of mourners - More than 200,000 people are believed to be ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. His funeral will take place in St. Peter’s Square today before his body is ...

The Catholic faithful are bidding a final farewell to a religious leader dubbed the “people’s pope”, whose death sparked ...

The public funeral Mass is being held in front of St. Peter's Basilica, with Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presiding. The ...

The Oscar-winning film "Conclave" has become a surprise streaming hit amid renewed curiosity about the Vatican's inner ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

A historic farewell to a pope unlike any before him, Pope Francis is laid to rest in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica that ...