The death of Pope Francis has impacted travel plans for many members of the religious community who were scheduled to visit ...

Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between the death of Pope Francis April 21 and ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

Between the fourth and sixth day after the pope’s death, the papal funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica or St. Peter’s Square.

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

When is Pope Francis’ funeral? Timeline and what to expect from Vatican ceremony - The late pope will break from tradition ...

Francis, 88, died early Monday, the day after Easter, and LGBTQ+ Catholics and theologians recalled the comment as one of the ...

There are always front-runners, known as “papabile,” who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Tuesday played “hooky” from discussions about the next pontiff at the Vatican to remain home long enough to lead a remembrance Mass for Pope Francis at St.