The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

"Francis was my pope for less than two days," said a new Catholic visiting from the U.S. "I wish he'd stayed longer, because ...

A conclave only begins to answer the question of who a pope will truly be.

Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church casted their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key players and ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...

Black smoke has again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the second or third ballots ...

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

A look at some of the hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world who flocked to Vatican City to pay their ...

Pope Francis, who passed away earlier this week at age 88, made history when he was elected pope. Not only was he the first Jesuit pope, he was the first pope from South America—the first pope ...

You can read the English translation of the prepared text of the homily, delivered in Italian by Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

Pope Francis's death will be followed by a nine-day mourning period called Novemdiales, a tradition that dates back to Roman times. Vatican flags will fly at half-staff, and the bronze doors of St ...