The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for Francis' funeral for a historic moment for the Catholic Church—and the ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

The resurrection of Jesus is indeed the basis of our hope. For in the light of this event, hope is no longer an illusion.

Francis fashioned a profoundly reformist papacy, deeply divisive within the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who died at ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the ...

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager. They packed the cathedral ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...