As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand. The images were taken in the chapel ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

As the Catholic world mourns the death of Pope Francis, Catholic leaders look ahead to the conclave, the process by which ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected.

Popes lead the Catholic Church as successors to Saint Peter, guiding over a billion followers worldwide through faith, ...

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

Worshippers will flock to the Vatican in the coming days to farewell Pope Francis, including the Cardinals who will elect his ...

Queen Letizia, King Felipe and Queen Sofia were welcomed by the Spanish Apostolic Nuncio, Bernardito Cleopas Auza in Madrid ...

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

The seemingly innocuous snap showed the Vice President holding his son inside the Sistine Chapel over Easter weekend.

After the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death, the news reverberated across the Chicago area, Naperville included.