The Argentine pontiff, who had been recovering after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia, died Monday at age 88.

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, a term after which Robert Harris' 2016 book-turned-movie is named.

Tributes to Pope Francis will continue in the Chicago area, including a special Mass Wednesday morning. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, will lead a memorial Mass at Holy Name ...

Artificial intelligence was struggling on Wednesday to forecast the outcome of the notoriously secretive and unpredictable ...

Cardinals are getting ready to vote on who the next pope will be, but some have noticed that they seem to be wearing both ...

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...

Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...

By Crispian Balmer and Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on ...

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a message of condolence, over the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis yesterday, ...

JD Vance has caused some controversy after a photograph of him and his son was taken in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City ...

Pope Francis reshaped the papal electorate during his tenure. He appointed nearly 80% of the cardinals eligible to vote ...

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 ...