Francis' death, cardinals from all over the world have made their way to the Italian capital. The conclave will begin in less ...

Convoqués au lendemain de la mort de François, les cardinaux du monde entier ont rejoint la capitale italienne. Dans moins ...

Pope Francis' funeral Mass, La Croix followed the first pilgrims who came in large numbers to gather at his tomb at the ...

As Pope Francis' passing marks a sacred moment for the church, it calls for a unified, reverent mourning, beyond division and ...

When a pope dies or resigns, it is the cardinals—gathered in a conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican—who must elect ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, held during the Jubilee of Teenagers, drew thousands of young pilgrims April 26. They had ...

Malaria affects more than one-tenth of the population in Benin, where it remains the leading cause of death among children ...

Each day, our special correspondents in Rome recount for you what is happening at the Vatican during this very special time ...

A handout photo made available by Vatican Media shows Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell next to Pope Francis' body during the Rite of the Confirmation of the Pontiff's Death at the Chapel of Santa ...

At 9 a.m., Pope Francis left the modest guesthouse where he had lived for the past 12 years—an unassuming 750-square-foot apartment on the second floor, once known as Room 201, now sealed shut.

On April 24, a press conference was held at a location that became central during the soon-to-end pontificate: the Jesuit General Curia. During the event, a Spanish-speaking journalist asked a ...

If there’s one thing the church likes to do, it’s count itself. The practice goes back at least to the Council of Trent, when pastoral visits began multiplying. It’s a matter of sending back ...