For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix ...

Leaders and prominent figures from across the world will be in attendance when Pope Francis is buried in a service on April ...

It has now been confirmed that the gospel reading during Pope Francis’ burial will be the same as that read at Pope John Paul ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Gov. Mike Kehoe on Wednesday signed a Missouri House public safety bill that shifts control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back to a state-appointed board. House ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the funeral, which will mostly be held ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the funeral, which will mostly be held ...

St. Peter's Basilica will be kept open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn.

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected ...

Easter message, Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa has decried the “culture ...

His casket was placed in front of the basilica’s main altar, on a slight ramp, with four Swiss Guards standing at attention.

Here's what to know about the 10 Americans tasked with assisting in the search for a new pope, including a Michigan native.