The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis as it was opened for public viewing Sunday. He was buried in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

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

Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...

"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...