The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

The drama began with the death of Pope Paul VI on August 6, 1978, at the respectable age of 80. Then, less than two months later, on September 28, his successor John Paul I - the 'Smiling Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The passing of a pope is just the beginning of a lengthy process when the Vatican turns over the keys to the church of 1.3 billion ... that contributed to John Paul II’s death.

The interregnum and election of a new pope are governed by the rules established in the 1996 apostolic constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis” of John Paul II ... verify his death in the ...

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St. John Paul II’s birthday is May 18; he was born on this day in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. When he was elected to the papacy ...

Being the Marian pope, he called upon Our Lady’s aid: “Mary, Mother of Mercy, help us always to have this trust in your Son, our Redeemer.” On April 2, 2005, John Paul II died on the Vigil ...

It was unlike when Pope John Paul II died in 2005, and the procession that accompanied his body to the basilica began in the opulently decorated Sala Clementina. That procession was chronicled on ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday ... his mercy endures forever (Psalm 118:1),” John Paul began his homily at St. Faustina’s canonization. “It is important then that we accept the whole ...

In 2005, John Paul died in his apartment in the Vatican at 84 years old. He was canonized as a saint in 2014. Pope John Paul I, born Albino Luciani, was elected as pope on Aug. 26, 1978.