Nine cardinals are in the running to become the next Pope of Rome, with the College of Cardinals responsible for choosing ...

U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, the "camerlengo" or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, announced to the world that Pope ...

Later in the morning, local Churches started tolling the death knell from their bell towers. The request had come from ...

Pope Francis's death comes after a series of health struggles. He held his final public appearance on Easter Sunday.

With the death of Pope Francis April 21, the practical aspects of overseeing the day-to-day needs of the church and organizing a papal election fall to U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Pope Francis had lived in the Santa Marta guest house in the Vatican, not far from St Peter's Basilica, since his election in ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Pope Francis meets briefly with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and his translator, in the papal residence, the Domus Sanctae ...

A convalescing Pope Francis was greeted by cheers as he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica as a stand-in ...

Praised for its lavish recreation of the Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel and the clergy residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Conclave should appeal to fans of Game of Thrones court intrigue ...