The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The king said he was “deeply saddened” to hear of the pope's death, while JD Vance, the pontiff’s final international visitor ...

Pope Francis died on April 20 at 88, marking the end of an epoch for the Catholic Church and the beginning of its search for ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

Francis moderated the authoritarianism of his predecessors but more change is needed; the cardinals must elect someone who ...