An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The papal conclave to replace Pope Francis will begin Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinals will convene at ...

When the cardinals meet for the conclave, they gather in the Sistine Chapel. All cardinal electors must swear an oath of ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

This shows the extensive queue to see Pope Francis lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on May 23 days before his ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will begin next Wednesday, the Vatican announced. About 135 cardinals under 80 can vote ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered at the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died last week at ...

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

The cardinal, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023 by a Vatican court of first instance, decided not to attend the ...