For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, fascination with the pope and rituals such as the papal conclave continue to transfix ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

The body rests in the pope’s personal chapel for the ritual pronouncement of death ... With the burial, the Catholic Church begins nine days of official mourning, known as the “novemdiales ...

Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic Church, passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, leaving people across the ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...

In the wake of Pope Francis' death, viewership has spiked for "Conclave," about the choosing of a new pope. Two experts tell ...

The death of Pope Francis, about whom there is no shortage of opinions, is not just a seminal moment for the world’s 1.4 ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

“The head of the Catholic Church is the head of an institution ... practice – the process of electing a new leader. The traditions surrounding selection of a new pope date to the 13 th century ...