An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Cardinals will meet Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis's funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

Francis was more tolerant with another critic, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen. He excoriated the ...

Following the death of the Pope, the Vatican will enter a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale, an ancient Roman ...

Francis’ biggest conservative critic was the Vatican’s former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In 2018, ...

Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Vatican aged 88. READ: LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis dies at age ...

The pope's death comes one day after Francis, 88, greeted Easter Sunday crowds in his popemobile. He had battled a respiratory infection for weeks.

As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play ...

Pope Francis died, aged 88, on Monday. But contrary to speculation, his death was not caused by double pneumonia for which he ...

The Argentine pontiff died at his Santa Marta residence in the Vatican almost a month after leaving hospital following five ...