This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

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

The United States has 17 cardinals, 10 of whom are eligible to vote in the election of the next pope, according to the ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” Any baptized Catholic ...

Tributes to Pope Francis poured in Tuesday from around the world, from presidents to people of all walks of life, after the ...

ROME — Pope Francis' funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. Scores ...

Prince William will attend Pope Francis' funeral on behalf of the British royal family. The Prince of Wales will represent ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who has ties to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, was chosen by Pope Francis to serve as camerlengo, who is now in charge of the Vatican until a new pope is ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

In Egypt, the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops, headed by Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac of Alexandria for Coptic ...

U.S. flags typically fly at half-staff in the wake of national tragedies or after deaths of government officials, military ...