Key events after Pope Francis' death: funeral, conclave, public viewing, and what to expect in Rome during this historic ...

The 69-year-old Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna arguably is as close to a potential “Pope Francis II” as one will find among the plausible contenders.

Francis paid a surprise visit to Rome's Regina Coeli last week to offer well-wishes to inmates ahead of Easter.

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

A look at nine cardinals being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 on Monday.

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Some cardinals who are being talked about as "papabili" to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was announced ...

Predict who the next pope will be at your peril. An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed ...

The doctors had implored him to ease his schedule and avoid the crowds to stave off infection. Pope Francis agreed, up to a ...

While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo ...