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

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

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 ...

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

Upon receiving the news of Pope Francis’s passing on Monday morning, however, tears, accompanied by deep fears of the future ...

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