A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the city to attend Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican. Zen, 93, ...

You may have seen the movie “Conclave.” Here’s what a Vatican insider and a Kansas author say is true (and what is complete ...

In 2005, Benedict XVI was installed in Rome as the 265th Roman Catholic pope. In 2013, a building that housed clothing ...

A prominent cardinal urged the Catholic Church to return to conservative traditions as candidates began to jockey for position before the election that will choose Pope Francis’s successor. Timothy ...

People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday. Given the large turnout of faithful wishing to pay ...

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

Pope Francis will be buried some time between Friday and Sunday of this week, a Vatican spokesman said.He said that under Vatican rules, the funeral must take place on the fourth to sixth day after ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals ...

Pope Clement XIV is also buried in the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome.

"Some say he did not do enough; others criticize him for even meeting with people like me," said one transgender Catholic.