One of the pontiff's last acts was to simplify papal rites, stripping away elaborate rituals and scaling back ceremonial pomp ...

In the last 100 years, the Catholic Church has only seen eight Popes, including the late Holy Father Pope Francis. The ...

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

A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office.

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, social media has been filled with expressions of loss and mourning, as well ...

Cardinal Roger Mahony has repeatedly apologized for his handling of clerical sexual abuse in Los Angeles. In 2013, internal ...

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.

Others taking part in the same ceremonies include Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is temporarily in charge of the Vatican in the time between popes; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes wants to get to vote for the next pope, while another has warned his colleagues not ...