The conclave to elect a new pope will commence between May 6 and 11, 2025. Approximately 138 cardinal electors are expected ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will begin between May 6 and 11, 2025. Approximately 138 cardinal electors will participate ...

When the cardinals gather in Rome to elect Pope Francis’s successor, two issues will weigh on their decision: the Catholic ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will begin between 6th and 11th May 2025. Approximately 138 cardinal electors will ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Since Pope Francis died, I’ve been thinking about things and I just thought it was worth sharing my thoughts. I generally don’t talk about ...

Pope Francis said that for his spiritual message to be credible, the Vatican’s finances had to be credible as well.

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for nearly 13 years as its first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88. Pope ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.