The passing of Pope Francis means that cardinals will elect a new leader for the Catholic Church. Robert Harris, the author ...

As the Catholic Church enters a period of transition, millions of Catholics worldwide are wondering what comes next.

Security experts say the operation to secure Pope Francis' funeral will be anything but uncomplicated and straightforward.

Dozens of heads of state attended the funeral service for Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, at St. Peter’s Square ...

The historic meeting, which some are already describing as Pope Francis’ first miracle, may have an impact on the election of ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

From first light, thousands of people made their way along Via della Conciliazione - the grand thoroughfare that leads to the ...

The resolution condemned terrorism in all forms, including by nations that support violence and vowed to stand with ...

Four Filipino Cardinals at the Pontificio Collegio Filippino, after the Pope's Funeral Mass, 26 April 2025. L-R: Luis Antonio ...

Large crowds have gathered for the pope's funeral mass, before lining the streets as his coffin was carried to the Basilica ...

Some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass and tens of thousands more lined the motorcade route, clapping and cheering ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather than having three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak as was tradition.