Pope Francis nudged the Catholic Church toward change. His successor can see it through ― or take the church back.

The selfies taken with Pope Francis' body in his open casket have been described as "awful" and "distasteful." ...

COMMENTARY As the first pope from Latin America, Francis will be lauded for urging compassion for the region's immigrants — ...

King Charles IIII will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, but his eldest son Prince William is slated to visit Rome in ...

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on ...

Polymarket gives the highest chance of becoming the next pope to one of the compromise candidates between progressives and ...

Survivors of church sexual abuse acknowledge Pope Francis took important steps, but say his successor must do more to tackle abusive clergy and hold bishops accountable when they mismanage cases.

Prince William will attend Pope Francis' funeral on behalf of the British royal family. Here's why King Charles III cannot go ...

Predicting the next pope can be a notoriously secretive and unpredictable exercise. An old Italian saying even ...

He vowed to place less emphasis on "small-minded rules" or the "disjointed multitude of doctrines" and more on the "endless possibilities of grace." ...

About 25,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Square since Wednesday morning to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Italian Police told ABC News. Officials said they expect the number to increase, with a ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.