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

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...

Within his gloomy outlook was the death of a 'very old' Pope - as well as stark warning about the weakening of the Catholic Church ... the return on the 17th century plague in the words ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21. He had a respiratory infection that got worse because of pneumonia in both ...

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful will pay their last respects to Pope Francis on Saturday (April ...

At 14,000-plus members, the Jesuits tout themselves as "one of the largest male religious orders in the Catholic Church." The order was founded in the 16th century by St. Ignatius of Loyola ...