A little over a year ago, I spent a week living and studying at the Vatican as a guest lecturer at the Pontifical Academy of ...

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

Photographs of his bare and austere bedroom have recently resurfaced, which show the Pope slept in a single wooden bed with ...

The cardinals have assembled to begin voting on who the next pope will be, and many want to know where they sleep when they ...

As the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled farewell to Pope Francis, a new chapter in Catholic history quietly unfolded: for ...

The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect a new pope use smoke signals to communicate with the outside world.

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

Each morning Pope Francis awoke before dawn in his modest accommodation at Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican guest­house. As day broke, Pope Francis prayed and meditated before delivering a homily at ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

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 ...