The date when Catholic cardinals will gather to select Pope Francis's successor is not yet known. - 'Inconsistent' - At least ...

Losing Francis was “as if you’re losing your grandfather, your very wise grandfather,” one mourner told NBC News.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church’s most senior officials will meet to begin discussions on choosing ...

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 ...

The death of Pope Francis has brought the documentary series ‘Habemus Papam: A History of Power’ back into the spotlight. One of its episodes addresses the controversial figure of Benedict IX ...

In 2019 movie The Two Popes, Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to resign in centuries, gets to know Francis as he is ...

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

A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

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 ...