At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...

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In order to avoid extensive conclaves, Pope Gregory X enacted a rule that allowed cardinal electors to only eat a meal a day ...

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

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

The video allegedly showing a man being escorted away from the late pontiff's body appeared online before the lying in state ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Voting to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7 in Rome. Local ...