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

Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis' funeral and burial, planning the conclave to ...

Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope who “embraced radical love” ...

In earlier centuries, papal funerals have been elaborate affairs, ceremonies befitting a Renaissance prince. But in recent ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted, and then burning ...

Tributes to Pope Francis pour in from around the world with Vatican set to published details of funeral and conclave ...