Archbishop Etienne of the Archdiocese of Seattle led a special Requiem Mass at St. James to honor the pontiff. After the service, he told KOMO News that there are a number of Pope Francis' priorities ...

U.S. President Donald Trump stunned reporters yet again by joking, "I’d like to be pope," when asked about the upcoming papal conclave, just days after attending Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome. The ...

Canon law does not give much specific direction about who can make decisions for the church during the interregnum.

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal thriller "Conclave." ...

In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing: Hope that the next pontiff will be a true conservative.

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced he was withdrawing from participating in ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

The Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave." ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope.

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 process to elect a new pope will begin May 7, after nine days of mourning for the death of Pope Francis, a standard ...