VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, a term after which Robert Harris' 2016 book-turned-movie is named.

Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Spain for The Associated Press, arrived in St. Peter’s Square before sunrise to wait ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Obviously, when I saw him, I didn’t know that he had less than 24 hours still on this Earth,” Vance said Wednesday.

April 23, the patron saint’s day of Pope Francis, is a holiday at the Vatican and the pope usually celebrated it with acts of ...

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis ...

The Oscar-winning film "Conclave" has become a surprise streaming hit amid renewed curiosity about the Vatican's inner ...

The rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in ...