From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's ...

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

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Aerial video has captured a monstrous black cloud of toxic smoke after an explosion at a port in Bandar Abbas, Iran. The apparent chemical explosion has left at least five people dead.

The death of the Pope brings with it the holding of a Conclave to decide the name of a new successor as sovereign of the ...

As the Catholic Church enters a period of transition, millions of Catholics worldwide are wondering what comes next.

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global ...

People mourned and gave thanks to Pope Francis at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

Here are the key things to know about the funeral of the first Latin American pontiff in the church’s history.

Pope Francis died April 21 at the age of 88 after serving as head of the Catholic church for12 years. Father Rusty Vincent, ...

Conclave,” the Academy Award-winning film directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella ...