"The court is attempting to handle the matter in such a way as to help Father Peter and to avoid scandal to the Church," the ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have ...

The cardinals have arrived, the finishing touches are being made; Vatican City is preparing for an election like no other.

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

The Catholic Church is breaking with recent tradition with prisoners and migrants expected to bury Pope Francis in St. Mary ...

The modest tomb draws huge queues on the first day of public viewing a day after tens of thousands attended his funeral.