With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

John Dolan heads the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and has family who died of suicide. He met the pontiff and asked for ...

CATHOLIC Church sex abuse survivors have no hope in whoever is nominated to lead the Vatican following the death of Pope ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced Pope Francis' death Monday morning. He will lead the Catholic Church until a new pope is ...

Following the death or resignation of a pope, the camerlengo of the church, typically will take over as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church until a new pope is selected ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

The Rev. Timothy C. Senior, Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, listens to a speaker during the March for Life rally on Third Street in front of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg Monday, Oct. 16 ...

Roman Catholics in Erie join those around the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. The pope died April 21, the day ...

As an almost 90-year-old, Bishop Emeritus J. Kevin Boland of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah stays busy doing what he ...

On this Easter Sunday of NBC5 In Depth, Bishop John J. McDermott accepted our invitation to sit down and discuss the ...

A former Dallas bishop is in charge of the Catholic Church until a new pope is chosen. Driving the news: Pope Francis, 88, ...