VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals gathered Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning ...

World leaders and people around the globe mourned the spiritual leader who died at the age of 88.

The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

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

As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play ...

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.

Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully ...