Tributes and shows of affection towards Francis are taking place during these days of 'sede vacante', while the city is ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

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

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The soft-spoken, longtime Vatican diplomat could be the next pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's secretary of state ...

As 135 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their ...

This step is being taken ahead of the secretive vote to select the next pope, who will succeed Pope Francis who passed away ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

The cardinals have arrived, the finishing touches are being made; Vatican City is preparing for an election like no other.

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, who died on April 21, with his funeral scheduled ...

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...