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.

You is the only Korean candidate among 12 leading contenders named by the Italian daily Corriere della Sera to succeed the ...

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends ...

Becciu had to resign the rights of his position in 2020 over a fraud conviction, but says he is eligible to vote for the next ...

Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...

The Vatican opted to extend the visiting hours at St. Peter's Basilica on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, as thousands of ...

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the ...

Dignitaries and world leaders will attend the pope’s funeral. But the thousands of people lining up to see Francis on ...

Tens of thousands of mourners filtered into St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope ...