The pontiff will be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, not in the Vatican, and changes in regulations will speed ...

ANALYSIS: Pope Francis changed a deeply traditional institution more than most observers could have imagined possible in only ...

Each elector swears an oath to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave. As the last oath is complete, ...

Pope Francis' upcoming funeral will be slightly different than past papal funerals after he chose to revise the rules and end ...

Although a papal funeral has traditionally been an elaborate affair, Pope Francis approved plans to make it less complex ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

Pope Francis brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution that had seen its influence wane during the ...

He emerged on Easter Sunday — his last public appearance, a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St.

Unlike his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen not to be buried in the Vatican Grottoes but in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he frequently prayed. View on euronews ...

Pope Francis was a man of the people, who will be remembered most for his compassion, his courage and his humility, writes ...

Pope Benedict’s shocking announcement on Feb. 11, 2013 that he would resign the ministry of the Bishop of Rome reverberates ...

(CNS/Pablo Esparza) During a routine Vatican press briefing the day before Pope John Paul ... world who came to Rome to cover the pontiff's illness and death. This personal approach was far ...