Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

No one knows who the world's Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the global Catholic ...

Cardinals are continuing their meetings this week to plan the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor and make other decisions about running the Catholic Church.

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

Here's what to know about the 10 Americans tasked with assisting in the search for a new pope, including a Michigan native.

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It's one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 ...

Body to be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica in a ceremonial procession, where the public will be able to pay their ...

Francis did create a sex abuse commission early on to advise the church on best practices and placed a trusted official, ...

The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived ...

The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at ...