Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis. They ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re praised Pope Francis as a pope of the people, a pastor who connected with "the least among us" ...

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, ...

Despite his final fragility and suffering, Pope Francis chose to walk this path of giving until the last day of his earthly ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Cardinal Re led the service in the parvis of St Peter’s. “Dear Pope Francis, we now ask you to pray for us,” he said. The ...

"Who’s your favorite saint?” a young girl asked Pope Francis in February 2016 during the preparation of the interview book “From the Poor to the Pope, from the Pope to the World” (Seuil, April 2022).

The Vatican has announced that cardinals will convene in a closed conclave next month to select the next pope. The meeting ...

Guests at the Vatican service were told of the Pope's call to "build bridges", as Trump and Zelensky were pictured meeting ...

The cardinals cast their secret ballots by saying a prayer and then placing their vote cards in a large gold ... Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday.