Most of the funeral will be celebrated in Latin, and there will be incense and hymns and Gregorian chants. Attended by dozens ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

The first practicing Catholic first lady since Jackie Kennedy, known to express her mood through fashion statements, wore a ...

The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The Jubilee of Teenagers, scheduled for April 25-27, took place with some modifications despite the death of Francis.

Catholics in Maryland and nationwide attended their first Sunday Mass without Pope Francis leading the church.