As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will be a more modest event, after the pontiff broke with longstanding Vatican tradition to simplify ...

The papal transition follows ancient traditions, shifting spiritual leadership for over a billion Catholics and changing the ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew widespread admiration from outsiders almost from the moment of ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88, leaving a legacy of humility, reform, and advocacy for the ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, has died. The church’s 266th leader, the 88-year-old pontiff died Monday ...

True to his chosen name, Francis evinced a strong penchant for mingling with and ministering to people of lowly means and ...