VATICAN CITY - In the chapel of the Vatican's Santa Marta residence, where Pope Francis lived and died, a nun prayed on ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of championing the developing world, though the chances of that happening appear ...

Pope Francis was a voice of mercy in a time of noise. He walked with humility, spoke with fire and dared to love the unloved.

Hundreds of faithful filled the pews of Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday for a solemn Mass in honor of Pope ...

The United States has 17 cardinals, 10 of whom are eligible to vote in the election of the next pope, according to the ...

Here's what we know about the funeral of Pope Francis, who died of a heart attack and stroke on Easter Monday.

Atmosphere of resignation pervades St Peter’s Square in the Vatican as Irish tourists and others reflect on late pontiff’s ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” Any baptized Catholic ...

When is Pope Francis' funeral? The Holy See confirmed the Holy Funeral Mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10 a.m ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

Sunny Hostin said, "This pope changed things for me" after she "struggled with being a Catholic" over the church's stances on ...