Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

2013 conclave when he was elected pope. He has already dictated how his funeral will go. No catafalque (an ornate platform to place a coffin on), he said. “The bishop of Rome is a pastor and a ...

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And even in the closing days, came another: Biden’s planned trip to see Pope Francis ... Only so many years until his is the funeral that lowers the flags to half-staff and brings the country ...

Despite the injury, the pontiff continued to receive his audiences Pope Francis injured his arm after falling for the second time in just over a month, according to the Vatican. “This morning ...

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Pope Francis sent his condolences to the Orthodox Church in Albania on Monday following the recent death of Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos, who led that church for nearly 33 years. Praising A ...