Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

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

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

Awaiting the Conclave, the guessing game has already begun. Who will be the successor of Pope Francis? Obviously, only the ...

Pope Francis' lying-in-state has been taken over by people holding up their smartphones in crowds as they try to capture the ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, a term after which Robert Harris' 2016 book-turned-movie is named.

President of Dominica Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton during a press statement said she was deeply saddened after learning of ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Vice President JD Vance has broken his silence after two days of brutal trolling on social media about being among the last ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.