Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as ...

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

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

You may have seen the movie “Conclave.” Here’s what a Vatican insider and a Kansas author say is true (and what is complete ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of ...

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 Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

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