Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, was the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff. He was also the first to choose the name Francis, dedicating his life to working with the poor and ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Following Pope Francis’s death, speculation is mounting over potential successors, including Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke from ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

We speak to Paddy Agnew, a Vatican columnist for the international Catholic magazine ‘The Tablet’ and for the ‘Irish Sunday Independent’.

Pope Francis died on Monday morning, leaving a void in people’s hearts and a question mark on the future of the Roman ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, rumors spread online about a supposed Catholic tradition in which the ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

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

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of championing the developing world, though the chances of that happening appear ...

The United States has 17 cardinals, 10 of whom are eligible to vote in the election of the next pope, according to the ...