Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected.

US President Donald Trump has already said on social media that he and his wife Melania plan to attend the funeral.

Pope Francis ' funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

It has now been confirmed that Ireland will be represented at the funeral of Pope Francis by President Micheal D. Higgins and ...

Cardinals have begun meeting in Rome this morning for the first time since the pope's death to confirm the details of his ...

Francis died Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. Central European Summer Time, or 1:35 a.m. Eastern Time, according to the Vatican announcement. He had been pope for 12 years after ascending to the head of ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

The Vatican has shared a video of Dublin-native Camerlengo Kevin Farrell presiding over rites following the death of Pope Francis on Monday.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Catholic Church, spent most of his career in the U.S. before being called to ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...