A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

World leaders arriving to pay respects at historic Vatican ceremony - More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and ...

A historic farewell to a pope unlike any before him, Pope Francis is laid to rest in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica that ...

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

Presidents, prime ministers and cardinals have gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis as huge crowds descended upon Vatican ...

Conclave: Inside the secret election to choose the next Pope - The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has ...

Huge crowds of the Catholic faithful are gathering for a final farewell to their much-loved leader Pope Francis, alongside a ...

The Catholic faithful are bidding a final farewell to a religious leader dubbed the "people's pope", whose death sparked ...