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 ...

The conclave will take place in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that will remain closed to visitors ...

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

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

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 ...

Urbi et orbi” means “To the city [of Rome] and to the world.” It is a special apostolic blessing given by the pope every year on Easter Sunday, Christmas, and other special occasions.

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 ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...