Cathedral and Cardinal Timothy Dolan will celebrate a Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis at noon, April 22, in NYC.

Though any Catholic man can technically become the next Pope, more than half of the world’s estimated 1.3 billion Catholics ...

CNN, VATICAN MEDIA, GETTY IMAGES By Christopher Lamb, Alicia Johnson, Jhasua Razo and Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN Rome (CNN) ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, is set to be laid to rest on Sunday, the ...

Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the Vatican following his death, aged 88, on Easter Monday.

The pontiff's funeral is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came ...

Pope Francis's sudden death at 88 has ignited intense speculation about his successor and the future of the Catholic Church.

As the Catholic Church prepares for its next chapter, here are the cardinals being talked about as possible successors.

Clemente Lisi Religion Unplugged There’s an old Italian adage that warns against betting on the presumed favourites ahead of ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan joined Catholics worldwide and across the city with remembrances of a spiritual leader known for his ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

ET By Rob Picheta and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new ...