As Catholic cardinals gather for a conclave to elect the next pope, we must all ask: Why are they all wearing red yarmulkes?

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The cardinals will want to find a new pope committed to Francis' vision of a church. The real question is whether the majority will want someone who is charismatic like Francis, or someone who is ...

(Reuters/Yara Nardi) Given the nature of cardinal appointments Francis made during his papacy, there will inevitably be some expectation that the Argentine pontiff’s successor will be another ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

Francis, the 'People's Pope' had been head of the Vatican since 2013, and his death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement at around 9.45am today. It read: "Dearest brothers and ...

Miles Pattenden, a Catholic historian at Oxford University, says that the next pope will likely continue Pope Francis’ progressive legacy, although the selection process is difficult to predict.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who was born in Dublin, is camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (Niall Carson/PA) An Irish-born cardinal made the announcement to the world that Pope Francis had died.