A former Taiwan vice president will attend this weekend’s funeral of Pope Francis as the special envoy of President Lai Ching ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who became the first cardinal to ever be prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal court in ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

Can a convicted cardinal vote for the next pope? The Vatican is preparing to elect a new pope after the death of Pope Francis ...

Gainer recalls her interaction and experience with Pope Francis.

Pittsburgh’s connection to the Vatican was spotlighted for all the world to see this week. Pope Francis’ initial resting spot ...

About 25,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Square since Wednesday morning to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Italian Police told ABC News. Officials said they expect the number to increase, with a ...

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews, saying the ...

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...