His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

VATICAN CITY - The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell to the first New World pope Saturday in a funeral attended by monarchs, ...

VATICAN CITY — The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell to the first New World pope Saturday in a funeral ... s treasured icon of the Virgin Mary with child. Francis often prayed at the icon ...

Francis’ coffin is inside St. Mary Major Basilica Pope Francis’ coffin was met by bishops and top cardinals in St. Mary Major ...

Pope Francis shifted attitudes. He has changed the church," says one mourner who stood outside the funeral proceedings.

Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, though some are cautiously optimistic that Pope Francis’ successor could be a Black cardinal ... death cap mushrooms Child accidentally damages $ ...

If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with cartridges containing potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner ...

San Lorenzo, Pope Francis’ favorite Argentine soccer club, paid a moving tribute to its renowned fan. In a video posted on ...

The black smoke means the cardinals have not reached a two-thirds agreement on who should be the new pope during one of several votes every day. This happens until the cardinals have the consensus ...