Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

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 body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...

When Jorge Alfredo Zoulalian received a call from his daughter in Buenos Aires on the morning of April 21, she was in tears ...