Among Pope Francis' last words were "thank you" to his personal nurse, for encouraging him to greet crowds in St. Peter's ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on ...

Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of the Bishop Accountability abuse tracking group, said Francis' inability to deliver on his ...

Joseph, who is from an Nigerian- Irish Catholic background, said: "Pope Francis stood for everything that we thought the ...

Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world's 1.4 billion ...

According to tradition, the camerlengo certifies the pope’s death, seals the papal apartment and breaks the pope’s ...

Edited by Emily Atkinson and Matt Spivey, with Laura Gozzi reporting from the Vatican Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...