Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

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

Heavy is the white mitre worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Cardinals arriving for the first day of meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates by journalists eager for hints of whether any consensus is building around the ...