VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis’ funeral procession passed the Temple of Venus and Rome on its way to the Basilica ... of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis ...

Vice President JD Vance is spending Easter weekend in Rome, where he’ll meet with a top Vatican official amid tension with the Catholic Church over the Trump administration’s hardline ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Mr. Vance, who is Catholic, met briefly with ... the United States will turn their attention to Rome, and to the question of who will lead the church into its next era, at a moment when both ...

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Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, who worked to instill progressive influences on the global church while maintaining unity with conservatives amid years of ...

Cardinals who traveled to Rome for Francis' funeral will be meeting regularly this week ahead of the conclave as they start to chart a way forward for the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old ...