Pope Francis made history with his election in 2013 as the first Latin American as well as the first Jesuit ever elected.

When the conclave begins May 7, there will be 117 cardinals who will not be allowed into the Sistine Chapel to take part in the voting process that chooses the next pope.

In St. Peter's Square, in the shadow of the 17th-century colonnade designed by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, stands ...

It was providential that the funeral Mass for Pope Francis occurred on Divine Mercy Sunday, according to Bishop Michael F.

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope ...

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge ordained seven men to the transitional diaconate April 26 — James M. Harbour, Donghan S. Lee, Sean ...

The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and ...

Pope Francis was "a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of ...