Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass ... and official efforts to keep the first funeral for a pope emeritus in modern ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

King Charles was represented by Prince William at Pope Francis’s funeral last month, reflecting the fact that it has become ...

No one from the British royal family attended the 2023 funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. As for previous papal inaugurations, Francis’ 2013 ceremony was attended by the Duke and Duchess of ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope this week, taking the name Leo XIV. King Charles, the head of the Church of England, sent private congratulations to the new leader of the ...

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

King Charles’s brother, Prince Edward, is representing the British head of state today at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass in ...

Tens of thousands are expected to gather at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday for Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass.

The Duke of Edinburgh met Pope Leo while representing the Royal Family at one of the Vatican's most significant events this ...

Princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert attended Pope Leo XIV’s papal inauguration mass on Sunday in St.