Dozens, perhaps hundreds, have told me that this time of transition makes them feel unsure, unsettled and uncomfortable, ...

The Vatican says the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7. The date was chief on the agenda of ...

The local American Red Cross branch assisted four residents after a fire broke out on Levitt Street in Rome on Sunday morning ...

In order to avoid continued outside interference, Pope Gregory X in the 13th century adopted a new procedure: the conclave. Cardinals would remain in a locked location – from the Latin cum clave, ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Francis choreographed the funeral himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

It’s considered uncouth to campaign for the role of the next pope, but there are currently several front-runners believed to ...