Black smoke fumata nera in Italian indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke fumata bianca will signify that a new pope has been elected. If three days pass with no pope elected, voting can be ...

From the Vacant See to the day of Habemus Papam. The cardinal protodeacon, the most senior by appointment, will announce the ...

Pope Francis died this morning at the age of 88, after 12 years as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Despite the papal tradition of a St. Peter’s Basilica burial, it’s expected that Pope Francis will be laid to rest elsewhere, ...

"Pope Francis stood with the weak and the poor. He called attention to the threats posed by the environmental exploitation of ...

After Pope Francis died this morning, the eyes of the world will turn to his potential successor. Here are five things that ...

Centuries-old Vatican rituals resurface after Pope Francis’ death with fiction like “Conclave” and “Angels and Demons” ...

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, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died Monday morning at the age of 88—a day after a surprise appearance in Peter’s Square on ...

Pope Francis I's death now means the Catholic Church is without a leader. Here are five things that must happen between now ...

Pope Francis I passed away this morning, just hours after delivering his final public words yesterday, on Easter Sunday. The ...