Cardinals arriving for the first day of informal meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates ...

The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

Saturday’s funeral and burial of Pope Francis mark the beginning of nine days of official mourning at the Vatican, with ...

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

The cardinals were invited to visit the pope's tomb and pray vespers, which was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of the basilica.

The coffin of Pope Francis is carried out of St Peter’s Basilica during his funeral, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, ...