Cardinals have made their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral.

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

The death of a pope typically triggers a series of ancient rituals steeped in centuries-old Catholic tradition — from funeral ...

According to Vatican Museums’ official website, “it is forbidden to take photographs or films with any type of electronic equipment” inside the Sistine Chapel ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

After the body lies in rest in the chapel, the cardinal serving as the pope’s camerlengo – the pope’s chief of staff – will ...

Senator Ron Johnson may now be a 9/11 truther. The Republican and senior senator representing Wisconsin told right-wing ...

Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age 88. Here's a look inside the conclave process to select the next bishop of Rome.

A fundraiser is underway to support the family of a young child who drowned last week in Pooler. A’kari Taylin Mutcherson was ...