The first photos of the deceased Pope Francis were published by the Vatican as funeral rites are underway. Cardinal Kevin ...

Here is look at some of the cardinals considered possible contenders to become pope: Cardinal Peter Erdo, a 72-year-old canon ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

While Francis kept open the possibility, and even had a resignation letter prepared, he said more recently that he believed ...

Pope Francis' death has set in motion the centuries-old process of finding a new leader for the Catholic Church.

Thirty-six years ago today, Madonna started a three-week run at the top of the Hot 100 amid a firestorm of controversy.

Vance seemed eager to get ahead of online theories that he killed the Pope—or something like that—given the timing. In a ...

A secretive military unit specialising in drone warfare will be deployed to monitor the sky over Rome and the Vatican during ...

Pope Francis' final words before his death expressed gratitude to the man who had been by his side throughout his ...

Pope Francis never wavered on the church’s position on abortion – it is a “homicide” carried out by doctors who are “hitmen”, ...

The Church is currently in “sede vacante”, or “the vacant See”. This happened at the moment of the Pope’s death. The secret ...

In the chapel of the Vatican's Santa Marta residence, where Pope Francis lived and died, a nun prayed Tuesday with tears in ...