After Pope Francis's body arrived at Saint Peter's Basilica for his funeral in April 2025, an old video was shared in social ...

While Francis kept open the possibility, and even had a resignation letter prepared, he said more recently that he believed ...

In 2005, Benedict XVI was installed in Rome as the 265th Roman Catholic pope. In 2013, a building that housed clothing ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

Pope Francis was elected following the shocking resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013. It was the first time in 600 years ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

Dozens, perhaps hundreds, have told me that this time of transition makes them feel unsure, unsettled and uncomfortable, ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...