Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, died on Monday (Apr 21), and a conclave will be held next ...

The Church’s future could lie in a conservative continent that has not raised up a supreme pontiff in some 1,500 years.

Catholic Cardinals will soon meet to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, had passed away at age 88.

Follow live coverage as Pope Francis's funeral arrangements are discussed in the Vatican with world leaders set to attend.

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinals gathered Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about ...

The movie 'Conclave' is back on streaming following the death of Pope Francis. Here's how to watch and what we know about the movie's accuracy.

There are always front-runners, known as “papabile,” who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope.

Here are some cardinals who are being talked about as “papabili” to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was ...

Francis' death comes just weeks after the 88-year-old was first admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 for bronchitis.

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Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica. The ...