Francis paid a surprise visit to Rome's Regina Coeli last week to offer well-wishes to inmates ahead of Easter.

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

A look at nine cardinals being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 on Monday.

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Some cardinals who are being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced ...

The doctors had implored him to ease his schedule and avoid the crowds to stave off infection. Pope Francis agreed, up to a ...

But here are some cardinals who are being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo ...

Pope Francis was a particularly beloved figure in the Los Angeles region. The pontiff’s death finds the community grappling ...

Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least ...