VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

As news of the pope’s death traveled across the globe, observers fondly remembered a man who bought his own eyeglasses, got ...

Francis was very straightforward and answered straight questions with straight answers, he didn’t brush over things.’ ...

The crowds are getting bigger in Vatican City as people pay their respects to Pope Francis and preparations begin for the ...

SAN ANTONIO - The Catholic community in San Antonio is mourning the death of Pope Francis.Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller ...

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 ...

A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those ...

Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

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

Although he had visited France three times, Pope Francis had never granted an official state visit to Paris. View on euronews ...

Between the fourth and sixth day after the pope’s death, the papal funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Basilica or St. Peter’s Square.

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...