A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Numerous leaders will travel to Vatican City, the papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy, for the funeral services of Pope ...

Marguerite O’Leary and her teenage daughter Ellen stood for more than five hours on Wednesday to be among the first members ...

Thousands flooded through the walls of Vatican City as a procession of cardinals and pallbearers brought the body of the late ...

Catholic commentator Gloria Purvis joined ABC News Live to discuss the preparations underway in Vatican City ahead of Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.

As Pope Francis lies in state at Saint Peter's Basilica, heightened security measures are in place as an estimated 250,000 ...

Donald Bolen, the archbishop of Regina, is travelling to Vatican City for Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis – a journey, he ...

Francis was laid out in red robes, clasping a rosary and wearing a bishop’s miter, the traditional pointed headdress.