Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Francis at a public viewing platform in St Peter's Basilica, where he ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Maps, graphics explain relatively humble funeral for Pope Francis: public viewing, casket and non-traditional burial site ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly bestows a statewide honor to remember Pope Francis. Kelly directed flags to ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Other popes have also seen their leadership and public positions on key global issues have political ramifications. Pope John Paul II was known for his work opposing authoritarianism, and he played a ...

Grief-stricken Catholics in Southern California reflect on the transformative encounters they shared with him and how those ...

Everything changed, all expectations were reversed; everything they believed about life and death had to be reevaluated.

The death of a Pope triggers a centuries-old ritual involving the destruction of the Fisherman’s Ring, a symbol of papal ...

Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis's passing reminds us yet again of the complete absence of women in the upper echelons of the church. This is ...