More than 130 cardinals will be eligible to cast their vote and choose who the next pope will be when the conclave begins.

Today the cardinals decide when the Conclave will be convened – The conservatives, the modernizers, and the ritual of the ...

AP The secret ballots are burned with an additive that produces white smoke, signaling to the waiting throngs that a pope has been elected. The new pontiff sits on a throne inside the chapel as ...

Pope Francis, the 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died after an extended respiratory illness. He was 88 years ...

The Conclave to choose the successor of Pope Francis - as provided by the liturgical text - takes place between the fifteenth ...

On March 13, 2013, Francis succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, who was the first pope to retire in six centuries. Francis became the ...

The new pope then dons his new papal vestments – tailors keep large, medium and small sizes ready – and sits on a throne in the Sistine Chapel to receive the other cardinals who file up to pay ...

A new pope does not swoop in and openly set about undoing the legacy of another. But a lot can change as far as style, ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

Prince William represented his father King Charles at the funeral of Pope Francis today and sat with other world leaders but ...

President Trump says he is 'not happy' with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb Final preparations underway for Pope Francis's funeral Pope Francis funeral - ...