In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

A conclave is a locked-door vote to choose the new Pope. It begins 15 to 20 days after the Pope is buried — and only those ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, rumors spread online about a supposed Catholic tradition in which the ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral, including many world leaders, Catholic officials, and mourners from around the world.

The United States has 17 cardinals, 10 of whom are eligible to vote in the election of the next pope, according to the ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.

Hours after Pope Francis died Monday, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the former Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, offered a mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown. DiNardo recalled being ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals gathered Tuesday in Vatican City to prepare for the Saturday funeral of Pope Francis.

Speaking to Catholic faithful gathered inside the Manila Cathedral, Cardinal José Advíncula said Filipinos should be “filled ...

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

While outwardly it appeared to be a formality to arrange the details for Saturday's funeral, for cardinals who know the power ...