According to tradition, the camerlengo certifies the pope’s death, seals the papal apartment and breaks the pope’s ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and ...

Joseph, who is from an Nigerian- Irish Catholic background, said: "Pope Francis stood for everything that we thought the ...

A new date for Wales' Six Nations trip to Italy has yet to be confirmed by tournament organisers following the death of Pope ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

SEVERAL Church and government leaders in the Philippines mourned Pope Francis—hailing him as a beacon of compassion, courage, ...

Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, as world leaders from Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelensky said they would ...