The final stage of this year's Giro d'Italia will be dedicated to Pope Francis, who died on April 21, with a neutralised ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he would not take part in the secret conclave ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

He chose to address poverty, he pursued reconciliation in the church, and he believed in inclusion and compassion. He ...

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

In downtown Dallas, dozens of Catholics made their way to Cathedral Guadalupe Monday night. A special memorial mass was held ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

When the cardinals meet for the conclave, they gather in the Sistine Chapel. All cardinal electors must swear an oath of ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

Vatican protocol demands that those attending the papal funeral wear a black suit and a black tie. Trump was seen at the ...