ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on ...

The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and ...

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

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current Secretary of State of the Holy See, is one of the most significant figures in the ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

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

In addition, a Vatican financial adviser under Pope Pope Paul VI, Michele Sindona, also had ties to organized crime and ...

The man who would be one of the most traveled popes in history once was known for avoiding travel, keeping to weekend trips ...

Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, as world leaders from Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelensky said they would ...

SEVERAL Church and government leaders in the Philippines mourned Pope Francis—hailing him as a beacon of compassion, courage, ...