The task facing the cardinals today is to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88.

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

Almost all of the main and social media news in the last two weeks were about Pope Francis, his life and his death.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir headed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's ...

More than 30,000 people came to view Pope Francis's tomb during the first morning after the late pontiff's funeral. The queues were filled with nuns and priests mixed with tourists and locals alike.

Long lines at Santa Maria Maggiore to visit the austere niche where the Pope has rested since yesterday. We enter Santa Maria Maggiore accompanying Sister Esperanza. Her 93 years, her fragile balance, ...

Cardinals attend Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, before they enter the conclave to decide who the next pope will be, on March ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis. Starting early Sunday they began filing past the simple ...

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Thousands gathered in Rome to honor Pope Francis after his funeral, as the Vatican prepares for a conclave to elect the next ...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in a recent commentary, highlighted the diverse congregation he witnessed during Holy ...