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

Six are joining in their first papal conclave, and four others participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

While Francis kept open the possibility, and even had a resignation letter prepared, he said more recently that he believed that the papacy was for life. And he ultimately lived out that belief, ...

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to ...

The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church holds a conclave to choose his successor. For example, Pope Francis was ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud in 2023, said on Tuesday he will not take part in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick ...