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

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield, who covered Pope Francis at the Vatican during his entire pontificate, earned the ...

The conclave will gather to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.

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

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

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI ...

Author and producer Nicholas Sparks on the different rules with writing and resonating with audience Philly Shipyard owner ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers took the body of the late ...

He vowed to place less emphasis on "small-minded rules" or the "disjointed multitude of doctrines" and more on the "endless possibilities of grace." ...

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