Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral ...

The 77-year-old Irish-born priest is currently serving as camerlengo, a position which makes him acting head of the Holy See.

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed - or defaced, at least - within the walls of the ...

The Oscar-nominated 2024 film, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, offers a fictionalized, ...

American flags are at half-staff in Michigan in honor of Pope Francis, who died April 21, 2025, at 88 years old. Here's what ...

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 ...

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...

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

STORY: At this church in Ivory Coast, some African Catholics are hoping that one of their own could become the first Black ...

Pope Francis' funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica, the ...

Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism who has drawn criticism for his, shall we say unorthodox ideas about the Catholic ...