Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as head of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican ...

As church bells tolled across the world, Catholics and non-Catholics alike mourned a pontiff who pushed for change.

The pope's death at age 88 ends a 12-year papacy that began with the historic resignation of Francis' predecessor in 2013.

For more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rev. Thomas Reese, a senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of “Inside the Vatican: The Politics and ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

Tens of thousands of people planned to be at the Vatican this week for the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell presided over the rite in the chapel of Pope Francis’ Vatican residence, the Casa Santa Marta, just a ...

Here’s what to know about the funeral rituals for Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

Hochul was among the many local, state and world leaders who shared reactions to the death of the head of the Catholic Church ...

As Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the kind-hearted, compassionate pontiff, who visited ...