Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

A rosary prayer was held at the Vatican, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the day after the death of Pope Francis.

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Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

The Vatican has released the first photos that show Pope Francis lying in state after the head of the Catholic church died on ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

David Willey, who spent decades reporting from Rome for the BBC, reflects on the transformation of the Vatican under Francis ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw ...

The White House and Vatican have had a relationship stretching back to at least 1919, and includes Pope John Paul II and ...

Pope Francis will be the first pope in hundreds of years to be buried in Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. The pontiff ...