A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

The funeral Mass will likely be celebrated inside St Peter’s, because of the late winter weather, and there is also the ...

The conclave is made up of the College of Cardinals, a group who assists with central Church affairs. It consists of 135 ...

The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...

If a two-thirds majority has been reached, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel. After each round of ...

The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

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

Staff and wire report The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died. He was 88. The Vatican reports he died after suffering a stroke and heart ...

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Francis at a public viewing platform in St Peter's Basilica, where he ...

The death of a Pope triggers a centuries-old ritual involving the destruction of the Fisherman’s Ring, a symbol of papal ...