An autobiography is not our private story, but rather the baggage we carry with us,” Pope Francis said in his recollections, ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis will be laid to rest April 26 at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, in keeping with his final wishes. The decision breaks a 300-year tradition of papal burials at St. Peter’s Basilica in ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure ...

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis was widely seen as a transformative figure who boldly tried to address the challenges affecting the Catholic ...

King Charles IIII will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, but his eldest son Prince William is slated to visit Rome in ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a ...

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