The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

“Pope Francis was a shining witness of a Church that bends with tenderness towards those who are wounded and heals with the ...

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus on people who are marginalized and against war.

(ROME and LONDON) -- The conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at the Vatican to begin a process of finding a new pope, who ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...