A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

Attention turning to conclave to choose new pope ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming “princes of the church” from faraway countries that had never had ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...