Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday.

You can read the English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

In the days since his death, Pope Francis has been called a reformer, outsider, influencer and modernizer. He was all of these things. But he was also the steward of the oldest institution in the ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Mourning of the late Pope Francis continued in Japan on Monday, with people paying their respects in front of a ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

Wyoming Catholics are reacting to the death of Pope Francis with sorrow and hope. Even a self-described Casper “cafeteria ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of ...