A contender to be the first black pope in modern times - With Pope Francis's passing, focus turns to Cardinal Peter Turkson, ...

Thousands of believers waited in line on Thursday outside St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their last respects to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

(THE CONVERSATION) On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic Church. He joins the phenomena ...

We should first acknowledge that, like all elections, papal conclaves are contentious. There is often controversy as the likely candidates, or papabili as Vatican watchers call them, discreetly jostle ...

Cardinals from around the world are converging on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will ...

BBC News Correspondent Mark Lowen caught up with one family from New York who described being able to pay their final ...

The pontiff began phoning Gaza’s Christians every day, more often on the worst days. He was still calling when failing health ...

During his homily, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, said individuals and the church must follow in the footsteps ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Shortly after Pope Francis died, speculation on who would succeed him became "one of the most popular betting markets in 2025 ...