The burial of the pontiff will be on Saturday at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, the first time a pontiff is ...

One nation people haven’t focused on will also feel the punch: the Vatican. Although the small papal city-state doesn’t have ...

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 ...

The public viewing of Pope Francis' casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day after it began with numbers that were so ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 76, was investigated for taking part in an investment scheme involving a property in London, which wound up costing the church tens of millions of dollars.

The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and ...

Dignitaries and world leaders will attend the pope’s funeral. But the thousands of people lining up to see Francis on ...

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...