Since Pope Francis’ death on April 21, Vatican affairs have been managed by Cardinal Kevin Farrell and Cardinal Giovanni ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Entrusted as the chamberlain, or camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell will manage the Vatican between papacies, presiding over ...

Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to attend Pope ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

The Vatican subsequently released Francis’ testament, dated June 29, 2022, confirming that he wished to be buried in the ...

If a two-thirds majority has been reached, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel. After each round of ...

Online travel agent On the Beach has said it saw an unprecedented rise in bookings to Rome on Tuesday, just 24 hours after the Pope passed away.

In Edward Berger’s adaptation of a Robert Harris novel, from a script by Oscar-winning screenwriter Peter Straughan, the ...

Pope Francis will be buried at the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome, making him the first pontiff to be buried away from the Vatican in more than a century. | ITV National News ...

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.

Staff and wire report The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis, the supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, died. He was 88. The Vatican reports he died after suffering a stroke and heart ...