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

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...