Within 20 days of the pope’s death, a conclave consisting of 120 cardinals out of the 138 “princes of the church” who are under age 80 and can vote will gather at the Vatican to pick his ...

Everyone from cooks to translators to elevator operators took an oath of secrecy at the Vatican on Monday — under threat of automatic excommunication — to prepare for this week's conclave.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the death of Pope Francis for Wednesday, April 23. For the latest news, view our story for Thursday, April 24. A massive crowd waiting to view the ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

Pope Francis' death leaves behind a legacy that some view as progressive in the context of the history of the Catholic Church, and polls conducted during his tenure show U.S. Catholics had a ...

Yet he put his stamp on the future of the church, said Gaya Gupta in The Washington Post.He appointed 108 of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to vote for his successor, and they are the most ...

Watch a live view of Vatican chimney on Thursday (8 May) as the conclave continue another round of discussions after failing to select the next pope on the first day of voting. Black smoke poured ...

After 38 days in hospital battling double pneumonia almost entirely out of sight, Pope Francis made his first public appearance on Sunday since February 14 and returned to the Vatican. But with ...

Pope Francis experienced more respiratory problems and went on noninvasive ventilation on Monday, the Vatican said, as the head of the Roman Catholic Church battles double pneumonia in the hospital.

A view of St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis canonizes 14 new saints during a solemn Mass at the Vatican, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Claire Giangravé ...

Francis' hospital stay is raising questions about what happens if he loses consciousness for a prolonged period, or whether he might follow in Pope Benedict XVI's footsteps and resign.

ROME – While congratulating Donald Trump and wishing him “much wisdom” in his second term, the Vatican’s top diplomat also bluntly declared Thursday that a controversial deal with China on ...