US President Donald Trump is among those due to attend the requiem mass for the late pontiff, joining dignitaries from across the globe ...

President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have travelled to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. They will pay ...

As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some ...

In the last 100 years, the Catholic Church has only seen eight Popes, including the late Holy Father Pope Francis. The ...

The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis’s funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file ...

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held ...

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on Saturday. After that the process of selecting a new pope begins. Here's a look at how the papal conclave works.

In the wake of Pope Francis' death, the process to elect a new pope will soon begin -- sparking speculation that an American ...

The papal conclave is a tradition dating back to the 13th century. Cardinals are sequestered in the Vatican and take a vow of ...

Only 135 of 260 cardinals or those under age 80 will vote for the next pope in a Vatican City conclave expected to begin on ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

The Trump Organization fired a conservative lawyer who served as its ethics adviser hours after the president attacked him ...