Cardinals from around the world are converging on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will determine the next leader of the Catholic Church. A three-day public viewing is ...

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...

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.

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

Before he became the leader of Catholics, Pope Francis was known for his charity — but his own organs will not be donated due ...

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle abusive clergy and hold bishops accountable when they mismanage cases.

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still ...