As the Catholic Church gets ready to choose a new leader, many are hopeful that the next pope could become the first African ...

Roger Michael Mahony has been ‘requested’ to close Pope Francis' coffin - despite being stripped of all his administrative ...

Huge crowds were expected on Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public tributes, afer St Peter's Basilica stayed open almost all night to accomodate the crowds. Close ...

The world is in mourning as Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, with his funeral set for April 26 in St. Peter's ...

Following Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, Cardinal Nichols will join his fellow cardinals to vote for the 267th pontiff, ...

Cardinals from around the world are converging on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will ...

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

Cardinals arrive for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...

Pope Francis, who died this week at age 88 of a stroke at the Vatican, will be buried on Saturday. World leaders and ...

Pope Francis, one of the most progressive leaders of the Catholic Church the world has witnessed so far, passed away after ...