The papal conclave is a tradition dating back to the 13th century. Cardinals are sequestered in the Vatican and take a vow of ...

Only 135 of 260 cardinals or those under age 80 will vote for the next pope in a Vatican City conclave expected to begin on ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

In the last 100 years, the Catholic Church has only seen eight Popes, including the late Holy Father Pope Francis. The ...

Cardinals from around the world will soon take part in a papal conclave to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who was ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he should be able to participate in the upcoming conclave ...

The Trump Organization fired a conservative lawyer who served as its ethics adviser hours after the president attacked him ...

A popular expression of Pope Francis was his phrase “the God of surprises.” That phrase was often turned against Francis by ...

How do you process the death of a world figure like Pope Francis? With prayers, rituals and, apparently, movies.

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who could ratchet them back.

They want calm and for the Vatican to cause as little heartburn as possible,” one source told The Post of cardinals voting ...