The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

The death of Pope Francis on April 21 has set off a period of mourning, which will be followed by a centuries-old practice of ...

A live look at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, where people are flocking after the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.