Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Pope Francis, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025, has died at the age of 88.

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Lead usher Ardtria Griffin, Deacon Mario Rentería and Rev. Janice Bryant are committed to keeping their respective churches ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, cardinals from around the world will be gathering in Rome to choose a new pontiff.

Catholics in mourning as first Latin American pontiff dies after 12 years in the Vatican; Now for the world's most secretive ...

Potential successors to Pope Francis are Ghana’s Peter Turkson, Luis Tagle of the Philippines and Hungary’s Peter Erdo.

Black smoke means the election of a new pope was inconclusive. White smoke means a new pope has been selected.

Rev. H.K. Matthews can't speak with that bullhorn baritone he once possessed, but the impact of his legacy speaks louder than ...

There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take place now that Pope Francis has died.

THE Pope’s successor will be selected by a Conclave in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for hundreds ...