The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...

The process of selecting the next Holy Father after Pope Francis’ death is set to begin any day now. The College of Cardinals ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

In front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

If the coming conclave chooses someone who lets Pope Francis’ torch dim rather than carry it forward, it would be a global ...

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.

"The people of North Texas loved Bishop Farrell," said Sister Gloria Cain, ex-superintendent of the Diocese of Dallas ...