As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...

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Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up ...

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us ...

Off St. Peter’s Square next to the Vatican, a 19th-century palace was converted in 2020 into a homeless shelter by Pope ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...

The rite of the closing of the coffin took place at 8 p.m. local time Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officials said.

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...