Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

(James Hill | The New York Times) Bishops and cardinals during the funeral service of Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Although Francis did not change doctrine, he was revolutionary in every other way. The stylistic change was immediately ...

Pope Francis’s teachings often put him at odds with the world’s rich and powerful, including some inside his own church.

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

President Donald Trump, seen as the vanguard of international MAGA-style politics, posted a message of condolence after Pope ...

In Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey followed President Trump in ordering flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Pope Francis until ...

Francis made his last public appearance Sunday, delivering an Easter blessing and greeting followers from his popemobile ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...