Vatican City is the smallest sovereign state in the world. But within its boundaries can be found a staggering collection of ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Pope Francis' funeral will take place at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 26. Here's how to watch the service from home.

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

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 ...

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

The Vatican kept St Peter’s Basilica open all night so that the thousands of mourners who have flocked to the city are able ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...

Mourners paying their final respects to Pope Francis have been disturbed by others snapping selfies beside his body in his ...

So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...

Polymarket gives the highest chance of becoming the next pope to one of the compromise candidates between progressives and ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...