Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...

Nigerians reacted angrily as Senate President Godswill Akpabio stated that poverty may be a virtue. He spoke while attending ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

A Catholic cardinal convicted of embezzlement and fraud has announced he won't take part in the conclave to choose a ...

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 ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

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

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

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

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...