Security experts say the operation to secure Pope Francis' funeral will be anything but uncomplicated and straightforward.

As the Catholic Church enters a period of transition, millions of Catholics worldwide are wondering what comes next.

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

From first light, thousands of people made their way along Via della Conciliazione - the grand thoroughfare that leads to the ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather than having three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak as was tradition.

The historic meeting, which some are already describing as Pope Francis’ first miracle, may have an impact on the election of ...

The Pope has been buried in Rome, with hundreds of thousands of people and dozens of world leaders attending his funeral at ...

Large crowds have gathered for the pope's funeral mass, before lining the streets as his coffin was carried to the Basilica ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...

Canada has three cardinals and two retired cardinals. Cardinals lose their eligibility to vote at 80 years old, but are still ...