Death should not be seen as the end of life but as the beginning of eternity, Pope Francis said in words he wrote only days ...

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 on April 21, just a day after an Easter Sunday appearance at St. Peter’s Square, where he ...

The pope visited the city in 2015, making stops that included Madison Square Garden, Central Park and a Harlem school.

In a process that can last days, weeks, or even years, popes are elected by cardinals under strict oaths of silence.

Jimmy Kimmel had a pointed question, and pithy answer, about Donald Trump's reaction to the death of Pope Francis on Monday. ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

At the end of a pope's reign, a secret vote takes place at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome. Here is the election ...

With the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, what comes next in selecting a new leader for the Roman Catholic Church?

With the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, what comes next in selecting a new leader for the Roman Catholic Church?

Some New Jersey residents who made the trip to the Vatican to get a glimpse of Pope Francis on Easter Sunday are now ...

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...