Cardinals from across the world have begun gathering in the Vatican for the conclave, a secret set of votes in the Sistine ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope. "Sunday ...

COMMENTARY: Drawing on the best of the Francis papacy, our next pope needs to be an Evangelii Gaudium pope more than a ...

After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88. His death has triggered a mourning period that involves centuries-old rites.

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

Extra omnes.” With these words in Latin, which mean “everybody out,” the highest-ranking officials of the Catholic Church ...

The election of a new pope is both mysterious and theatrical. The spectacle draws huge crowds and global attention—and yet ...

The highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel. It can take days ...

As Vatican officials prepare to lay Pope Francis to rest Saturday at St. Peter's Basilica, members of the College of ...