Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the funeral, which will mostly be held ...

The Vatican had announced that the basilica would be open until midnight, but then indicated it would extend the hours due to ...

Huge crowds gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis, who lay in state in a simple wooden ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should not start before May 6.

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all ...

The Vatican opened St. Peter's Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at ...

A special mass service was held in Chicago in honor of the late Pope Francis just two days after the pontiff died at the age ...

Pope Francis' coffin has entered St. Peter's Basilica where it will lie in state for the public for three days.

Pope Francis was the only Catholic church chief to visit the country in 2017 amid a brief democratic experiment ...

ABC News' Terry Moran speaks with Mike Marza in Vatican City about the process for choosing the next pope and what to expect.

Pope Francis’ passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. A lifelong supporter of Argentine club San Lorenzo, ...

In Africa, a person of Pope Francis’ moral caliber and spiritual substance holds the coveted designation of “ancestor,” whose ...