The reign of Pope Francis is over, and as the Catholic Church mourns his death, it is also looking to the future. Soon after ...

From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

Mourners will bid a final farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday during his funeral Mass, which is expected to draw ...

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In the final days of his life, Pope Francis put famed modernist architect Antoni Gaudí on the path to sainthood. The ...

The unofficial conclave has already begun. Cardinals in Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral have been having informal discussions ...

According to the New York Times, the late pope often discussed art, which, for him, was a “vital reality” that he placed in contrast to the “throwaway culture” of the glob ...

The late Pope Francis continued his legacy as an open-armed trailblazer by opening the sacred portal of the Vatican and dying ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a ...

Pope Francis has continued to break with tradition even in death, having requested before he died several changes to the ceremony and burial that accompany the passing of a pontiff. But although the ...

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be ...