Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...

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The next vote will take place at about 17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke ...

The president shrugged off backlash to an artificial intelligence-generated image that depicted him as the pope. One expert in religious studies weighs in.

When Donald Trump showed up at the pope’s funeral in a blue suit, the fashion and protocol police of social media immediately ...

Hundreds of thousands converged on Vatican City to pay tribute to the late pontiff, who died at the age of 88 on Monday.

Follow live coverage from Pope Francis's funeral as world leaders gather in Rome. Francis died on Easter Monday after 13 ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as ...

Following the service in St Peter’s Square, which drew crowds of around 250,000, Francis was buried during a private ceremony ...

LONDON and ROME -- The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of St.

Pope Francis was laid to rest at St. Mary Major in Vatican City, with around 200,000 people attending his funeral mass at St.