Pope Francis's coffin was placed before St Peter's Altar of the Confession, where Bernini's bronze baldacchino soars up ...

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis' coffin has entered St. Peter's Basilica where it will lie in state for the public for three days.

Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary ...

Faithful and nuns gather by the statue of Pope Pius IX, inside in St. Mary Major basilica, where Pope Francis will be buried, ...

Students and families from Chester County are preparing for a trip to Rome, where they hope to pay their respects to Pope Francis.

Check into the Hotel Due Torri, the city’s most historic grand dame with an impressive collection of antiques. Sip local ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, ...

The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to participate.