Cardinal Robert McElroy, the former bishop of San Diego, is part of a highly secretive conclave that will select the new pope ...

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

Most of the funeral will be celebrated in Latin, and there will be incense and hymns and Gregorian chants. Attended by dozens ...

Remembering Pope Francis, the Catholic Church leader who broke with tradition 10:43. Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged ...

About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88. As tributes pour in from around the world, the Vatican faces a transition.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

As tens of thousands of Catholics waited in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many were debating the ...

A longtime Vatican correspondent shares his insights on the legacy of Pope Francis, a populist leader who sought to bring the ...

Crores of people in the world believe in Christianity and for them the Pope is the biggest religious leader. Whenever there ...