While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

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President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

While any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible, only cardinals have been selected as pope since 1378. The winner must ...

The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

In today’s world, with new technologies mixed with social media, one could excuse a 19-year-old trying to get a laugh on the ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...