A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Thousands of Catholic faithful, including cardinals and nuns, have already taken the chance to view the Pope's casket, ...

Vice President JD Vance admitted that being one of the last people to privately meet the pope before his death was “pretty crazy.” While on a four-day trip in India with his wife, Usha, Vance told ...

Vice President JD Vance shared his thoughts on meeting Pope Francis during what would become the pontiff’s final 24 hours on ...

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As he glided around St Peter's Square in his popemobile on Sunday, the fact he was 88 and had just spent several weeks in ...

Pope Francis was seen as a more progressive leader of the Catholic Church, but will his successor follow that example? Former Ohio Governor John Kasich and Religion News Service National Reporter Jack ...

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Unsurprisingly, the pope's death quickly joined the growing roster of events the long-running series is said to have predicted.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know about his family.