Former BBC Rome correspondent David Willey reflexts on how the Vatican has transformed, as well as what its future holds ...

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

Pope Francis called to check in on a Christian congregation in Gaza sheltering at their church almost every night since the ...

Pope Francis's funeral is on Saturday, and now's the time to familiarize yourself with a few Catholic terms and phrases that ...

While he did not celebrate Mass or wash the feet of inmates, Pope Francis made his customary Holy Thursday visit to a ...

As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and stole three ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

Pope Francis' funeral is set to be held Saturday, but Tuesday, the pope is being remembered at a special mass led by Timothy Cardinal Dolan.

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Pope Francis ' funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...