At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

In the coming days, the pope will be mourned, eulogized and laid to rest as the head of the Catholic church, bishop of Rome and sovereign leader of Vatican City Then, the College of Cardinals ...

As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals ...

Francis brought the popular archbishop of Manila to Rome to head the Vatican’s missionary evangelization office, which serves the needs of the Catholic Church in much of Asia and Africa.

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell will run the Catholic Church for a brief period following the death of Pope Francis. As ...

Transfiguration Church on Ridge Street in Rome will close its doors following a final Mass on Monday — and the parish will ...

Another issue: He had a rapprochement with China, which was controversial, even among Chinese Catholics, where he … agreed to ...