The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Luis Tagle: Known as the “Asian Francis”, Cardinal Tagle of the Philippines is considered to be a contender in the mold of ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

Death did not stop Pope Francis from making a surprise video appearance Sunday before more than 100,000 young people gathered ...

One of the late Pope Francis’ vehicles – otherwise known as “popemobiles” – is set to be sent to the Gaza strip and converted ...

The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican’s Caritas charitable federation released photos of the repurposed vehicle on ...