The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, called on the Catholic conscience more than any pope since John XXIII.

The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...

Over three days this week, more than 250,000 people stood for hours in line to pay their final respects while Francis’ body ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

When the cardinals have gathered, the shout “extra omnes” (everybody out) rings out and the cardinals – who are sworn to an ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid ...

In a final journey through the eternal city, Pope Francis was laid to rest at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore - the ...