The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was chosen as the new Pope, taking the name Francis, a post he held ...

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

Pope Francis led the Catholic Church for 12 years. Now the Vatican is making arrangements for his papal funeral. Here's what ...

This is the most famous sign that a new pope has been elected. News organisations around the world will be watching live ...

Within the unassuming exterior of English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring-by-Sea is a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ...

There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take place now that Pope Francis has died.

Here is a guide to what happens after the death of a Pope: The procedure begins with the camerlengo, currently Irish-American ...

With the death of Pope Francis at age 88, Christian world now awaits papal conclave, which will conclude with white smoke ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, has died at 88, the Vatican confirmed. While Rome and Vatican City wont shut ...

Inside, though, the South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every ...