A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after ...

Throngs of Catholics made their way slowly to the 16th century basilica's main altar, where Francis' simple open wooden ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Tens-of-thousands of people are queuing in three lines at the Vatican, but mourners say the queues are moving 'fairly quickly ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

Ahead of his lying-in-state, Pope Francis's body was made ready to withstand Rome's warm spring weather with a temporary ...

The governor of one Indonesia’s poorest provinces said it would pause development of new geothermal energy projects on the ...

Pope Francis rosary held at Santa Maria Maggiore after his death POPE Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic church, has ...

Parishes across the archdiocese have organized prayer services and Masses for Pope Francis ahead of his funeral Mass on April ...

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.