Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and "irreversible" heart failure, according to his death certificate released ...

In a requiem mass for Pope Francis's eternal repose, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula remembers how the late pope ...

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...

The Vatican specialist Richard Raho suggests that the new pope might be a cardinal from Africa. Among the potential ...

Catholics and political leaders have gathered across Australia to pay their respects and celebrate the life of the late Pope ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

The funeral Mass for the late Pope Francis, held on Bright Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, was marked by a significant ...

Early Saturday morning, Pope Francis was laid to rest, prompting Catholics worldwide to come together in remembrance.