The funeral for Pope Francis is scheduled to take place on Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Square, capping off a week of ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader for 12 years, died at 88, prompting East Tennessee churches to gather in mourning.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

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 ...

After the pope suffered a massive stroke Monday morning, his medical team saw no point to sending him to a hospital. He died soon after.

Argenteuil, a city that has seen significant Muslim immigration in recent decades, now finds itself at the heart of a surprising spiritual resurgence.

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who became the first cardinal to ever be prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal court in ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

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