Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.

Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions plaguing the Western Hemisphere as the ...

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than ...

Hundreds of people queued on April 27, 2025, as the tomb of late Pope Francis in Rome's St Mary Major Basilica opened to the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

For years, traditionalists raged at Pope Francis's liberal approach. The question now is whether his successor will walk the same path, or take the Catholic Church in a new direction. Cardinals will ...

I received a call from the great beyond. Like so many in America, I woke up Monday morning to the news of the death of Pope ...

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what ...

THE outpouring of grief following the death of Pope Francis was like a wall of noise, a practically uninterrupted blanket of ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who was laid to rest amid an outpouring of grief, attention shifts to the conclave where ...

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VATICAN CITY -- Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful ...