Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. At 9:45 a.m., Cardinal Kevin Farrell Camerlengo of the ...

Pope Francis ' funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

Four Catholic sisters spoke on the passing of Pope Francis, what it means to the Catholic church, and what it means to them.

Hegseth tells Fox News Channel people who were pushed out are trying to sabotage Trump's agenda. CAIRO (AP) — The main ...

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

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new ...

Pope Francis’ transformative pontificate—from deep Roman Curia reforms and Vatican financial transparency to a global ...

Leaders from the worlds of church and state in Maryland remembered Pope Francis Monday for his humility and his advocacy for ...