The late pontiff was known as a Pope for the People. Many experts and scholars say his successor must be someone who ...

Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. He died in ...

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

The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. VATICAN CITY ...

Pope Francis' funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

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

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced yesterday, a week after the death of Pope Francis.

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