By Crispian Balmer and Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...

Maria Pia Caruso travelled to Rome from her hometown in northern Italy after she learned Pope Francis had died at age 88, to ...

Francis never gave an explicit answer for not returning as pontiff to his native country, but some experts say he worried ...

A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious Mass in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

Crowds gathered Monday outside the Basilica de San José de Flores, the childhood church of Pope Francis in Buenos Aires.

Vatican insiders and interlocutors said the pontiff wanted to avoid getting swept up in the polarizing politics that ...