The election of the next Pope officially kicks of today as 133 cardinals will take part in the Conclave to find the successor ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a ...

The Vatican's papal conclave to elect a new leader for the Catholic Church after the death of Pope Francis gets under way on Wednesday. Many non-Catholic leaders seek an audience at the Vatican, while ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

What the new Pope’s name will say about their plans for the Catholic Church - Four favourites have emerged to succeed Pope ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Francis issued an apostolic letter dedicated to the earthly father of Jesus. Pope Francis, who died last month, was well known for his devotion to St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.