When Pope John Paul II died on the evening of April 2, 2005, the whole world knew it would be coming at any moment.

As depicted in the film “Conclave,” the dean plays an important role in the life of the Catholic hierarchy, a point of ...

Pope Francis’ funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square and will be led by the dean of ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what “Conclave” gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope: ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

In the first nine hours that Pope Francis' body had lain in state in St. Peter's Basilica, more than 19,000 people stood in ...

The Church will observe nine consecutive days of mourning following Pope Francis’ death, starting with his funeral Mass on ...

Archbishop (now cardinal) Leonardo Sandri was in the papal apartments and called down to Monsignor (now Archbishop) Renato Boccardo, who was leading the rosary and about to start a procession in ...