Situation of St. Peter's Square in Vatican moments after Pope Francis' passing. "At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Following Pope Francis' death, a conclave will commence. Does Louisiana have a Cardinal voting for the new Pope?

Later in the morning, local Churches started tolling the death knell from their bell towers. The request had come from ...

A day after his public Easter address, Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 88 years old, the Vatican announced.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday, preached inclusion in his words and travels. Among his visits was Mongolia, which only has about 1,500 Catholics.

Cardinal Farrell, who holds the position of cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo in Italian, will run the Holy See’s affairs until a new pope is chosen.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Mexican Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is the world’s oldest bishop and is one of only four surviving bishops who ...

Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico; Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky; and Bishop Noël Simard of Valleyfield, Quebec. Also on hand was Cardinal Fabio Baggio of Bassano del ...