VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with ...

Joe Stanley, Chair of LGBT+ Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council writes: It is with deep mourning that the LGBT+ ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...

A pope’s death is confirmed by the head of the Vatican’s health department and the cardinal chamberlain of the Holy Roman ...

St. Peter's Basilica will be kept open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn.

Officially, the race to replace Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88 and whose funeral is set for Saturday, will begin ...

Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa speaks fluent Hebrew, has lived in Israel for 30 years; was installed by Francis and will participate in the conclave ...

The pontiff's funeral is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came ...

Pope Francis' funeral is set for Saturday, and during the official nine days of mourning the College of Cardinals assembles ...

The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to participate.