As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has ...

Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis' funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about running the Catholic ...

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.