The conclave to elect a new pope is held at the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican and the cardinals are secluded to ensure ...

In many ways, Pope Francis embodied a tension at the heart of Catholicism in the 21st century: too liberal for some Catholics ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88.

Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88. Jorge Mario Bergoglio led the Catholic Church from March 13, 2013, until his ...

Pope Francis passed away on April 21, the Vatican confirmed. From his stances on homosexuality to his visible support of ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025. He was 88.

Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, April 21, U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell said in a video announcement broadcast from the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep ...

The Bishop has paid tribute to Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after a respiratory infection. Carmel Zammit said he was a ...

The secretive process will see Catholic cardinals vote on who will become the new pope and take the reins of the 1.39 billion ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

THE Pope’s successor will be selected by a Conclave in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for hundreds ...