With the death of Pope Francis April 21, the practical aspects of overseeing the day-to-day needs of the church and ...

THE Pope’s successor will be selected by a Conclave in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for hundreds ...

Francis - born Jorge Mario Bergoglio - turned down the grand top-floor palatial penthouse apartment which boasts more than 12 ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

Black smoke fumata nera in Italian indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke fumata bianca will signify that a new pope has been elected. If three days pass with no pope elected, voting can be ...

Francis leaves behind him a church still divided, but radically transformed. pope-francis-obit-death-vatican-conclave ...

Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, April 21, U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell said in a video announcement broadcast from the ...

Pope Francis died early Monday morning at the age of 88. Here's how popes are selected and who the leading candidates are.

Centuries of experience dealing with the death of a pope has left the Catholic Church with thorough instructions detailing ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, assumed the papacy in 2013 following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI ...

The funeral and burial of a pope who dies in office should take place “between the fourth and sixth day after death,” the ...