Tensions were simmering between the cardinals who will select Pope Francis’ successor scarcely hours after his death as a meeting was hastily convened before most had arrived at the Vatican ...

The successor of Pope Francis has been selected. Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, the first American pope. According to the Vatican, he will go by Leo XIV. Here's what we know. Who is the new pope?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church ...

Still, the popes who immediately preceded them set practical limits on what changes could be made. There were limitations on Francis as well; however, the new pope, I argue, will have more leeway ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and relevant ...

Nuns reach out for Pope Francis as he leaves after a meeting at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Maputo, Mozambique, on Sept. 5, 2019.

Oakland Catholic bishop holds memorial for Pope Francis 03:34. OAKLAND — More than 250,000 people bid farewell to Pope Francis at his funeral at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, but even more ...

Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost was the least American among the American cardinals, having spent most of his ministry in Peru and Rome. The cardinals clearly wanted someone committed to Pope ...

Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leaders from around the world.