Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the conclave will soon assemble to elect a new leader for the Catholic ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, bringing an end to his 12 years as leader of the Catholic Church.

Thousands of mourners gather to pay their respects, as Lavanga provides insight into the scale of the gathering and the ...

The worshipper who captured the moment said, 'I didn’t know I was looking at him for the last time. Didn’t know I was ...

The next pope will be chosen in an election shrouded in secrecy, with cardinals forbidden from communicating with the outside ...

The pontiff, who fell into a coma before his death, asked to be buried "in the ground, without particular ornamentation" but ...

Pope Francis asked to be buried "in the ground, without particular ornamentation" but with the inscription "Franciscus".

The chancellor will hold her first in-person meeting with her US counterpart, treasury secretary Scott Bessent, about ...

The priest of Gaza's only Catholic parish says that Pope Francis called the church 'every day' from the beginning of the war, ...

Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old was forced to cancel some events, sometimes at the last minute, ...

Three men have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman who was struck by a van at a golf course following a ...

Following Pope Francis's death, the papal conclave will elect a new pope. Here are some of the contenders to become the next ...