The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

After the death of the pope, the director of the Vatican’s health services — currently Dr. Andrea Arcangeli — examines the ...

The Vatican is beginning the elaborate sequence of events for mourning and burying the pope and choosing his successor.

Hundreds of thousands are expected to pay their respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. In the past, the pope's body was placed on a raised platform ...

The Crescent Park carousel, originally steam-powered and gas-lit, was Looff's showroom, and it cemented Rhode Island's place ...