Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

Cardinals are meeting at the Vatican to make the first decisions about running the Catholic Church following the death of ...

All cardinals currently in Rome have been invited to gather in the Vatican at 9 a.m., where they were expected to make ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

The world is mourning Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88 from a cerebral stroke and subsequent heart failure.

ATLANTA (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a three-run homer during Atlanta’s five-run eighth inning, and the Braves beat the St. Louis ...

Among the 135 cardinals from around the world who will elect the next head of the Christian faith following Pope Francis' ...

Austin Riley was mocked online for his less-than-graceful slide into home against the Cardinals on Monday, even though it set the stage for the Braves' victory.

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

Francis recently returned to the Vatican after 38 days in a hospital for a respiratory crisis that developed into double ...

The papal transition follows ancient traditions, shifting spiritual leadership for over a billion Catholics and changing the ...