In the New Mexico city that shared its namesake with the pope, local residents and tourists alike bowed their heads Monday ...

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

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

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

Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to ...

False doctrine is poison to the soul, and multitudes of people have been condemned for eternity after embracing lethal false ...

A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

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

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple, wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

Cardinals met at the Vatican on Tuesday to plan the conclave to elect his successor and to make other decisions about running ...

President Trump ordered flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the pope's ...