World leaders arriving to pay respects at historic Vatican ceremony - More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Pope Francis asked to be buried in St. Mary Major, close to the most important icon of Mary, the Salus Populi Romani.

In his final will, Francis said he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica, which is home to the Salus Populi Romani ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

The Room of Tears is part of the Apostolic Palace, which has evolved over centuries. While there's no exact date of the ...

Explore the ancient traditions of the Papal Conclave 2025 and the significance of smoke signals in electing the next pope.- ...

That is the main reason most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new Pope is taken to ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...