The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held ...

Cardinals don’t campaign to be the next pope, but there are always those among them that are considered favorites or ...

Pope Adrian IV, born Nicholas Breakspear, is the only Briton to have held the title of Pope. He was born around 1100 in ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with the media at the Pope VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Speaking ...

My heart is broken,” Dorothy Dalessandro of Wilkes-Barre said on Monday, sounding tearful hours after she had heard the news ...

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