New popes wear the cassock with a pellegrina, or short cape, a white silk sash and a white "zucchetto", or papal skullcap. It ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle ...

Prince William will attend Pope Francis' funeral on behalf of the British royal family. Here's why King Charles III cannot go ...

A former Taiwan vice president will attend this weekend’s funeral of Pope Francis as the special envoy of President Lai Ching ...

Dr. Sergio Alfieri coordinated Francis’ five-week hospital treatment for double pneumonia and continued to oversee the pope’s ...

King Charles IIII will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, but his eldest son Prince William is slated to visit Rome in ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who could ratchet them back.

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

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full ...

Corriere della Sera has reported that Pope Francis’ doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning.

Erdő is regarded as one of the smartest, most strategic candidates on the list. As an expert in Church law, he has been on a ...