The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Shortly after Pope Francis died, speculation on who would succeed him became "one of the most popular betting markets in 2025 ...

Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.

Pope Francis was thankful that he was able to greet throngs of people in St. Peter’s Square on Easter, a day before he died, though he ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who became the first cardinal to ever be prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal court in ...

Becciu had to resign the rights of his position in 2020 over a fraud conviction, but says he is eligible to vote for the next ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda and to decide on the logistics of mourning for Francis were gathering pace.

Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...

The congregation also determined which cardinals will celebrate each of the subsequent Novendiales Masses through May 4.

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...