Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with ...

The funeral and burial of a pope who dies in office should take place “between the fourth and sixth day after death,” the ...

Pope Francis, whose ministry was shaped in the barrios of Buenos Aires, had a genius for the punchy and memorable turn of ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, ...

Pope Francis, remembered as a beacon of hope and advocate for human dignity, died at age 88. Erie Catholic Bishop Lawrence Persico and other local Catholics mourned the pope's passing and reflected on ...

Pope Francis signaled a very different tone for the papacy, stressing humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset by scandal and accusations of indifference.

The election itself is shrouded in secrecy, with cardinals forbidden from communicating with the outside world what happened during the voting in the conclave behind the frescoed walls of the ...

The first Latin American-born pope died at the age of 88 in the Vatican on Easter Monday after returning from an extended ...