The death of Pope Francis, on April 21 at the age of 88, paves the way for the election of a new leader for the Catholic ...

Francis' death, cardinals from all over the world have made their way to the Italian capital. The conclave will begin in less ...

The funeral of Pope Francis, held during the Jubilee of Teenagers, drew thousands of young pilgrims April 26. They had ...

Convoqués au lendemain de la mort de François, les cardinaux du monde entier ont rejoint la capitale italienne. Dans moins ...

Pope Francis' funeral Mass, La Croix followed the first pilgrims who came in large numbers to gather at his tomb at the ...

As Pope Francis' passing marks a sacred moment for the church, it calls for a unified, reverent mourning, beyond division and ...

When a pope dies or resigns, it is the cardinals—gathered in a conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican—who must elect ...

Malaria affects more than one-tenth of the population in Benin, where it remains the leading cause of death among children ...

Each day, our special correspondents in Rome recount for you what is happening at the Vatican during this very special time ...

After the day’s crowds dispersed, St. Peter’s Basilica stayed open through the night from Wednesday to Thursday, April 23 -24. Between 3 and 4 a.m., a few dozen people gathered in the section ...

Pope Francis met U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Easter Sunday. The meeting with Vance (and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković) was the pope’s last meeting with a public figure.

On April 24, a press conference was held at a location that became central during the soon-to-end pontificate: the Jesuit General Curia. During the event, a Spanish-speaking journalist asked a ...