There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. 14 cardinals offered ...

What happens after Pope Francis’ funeral – how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...

Hung Vu, 73, a former South Vietnamese army officer who left the country in 1975, poses with a photo of himself taken during ...

It was simply surreal as a day before, on Easter Sunday, I watched the Pope bestow blessings on the congregation at St ...

Wheelchairs rolled across cobblestones and walking aids clicked on the marble floors of St. Peter’s Basilica as people with ...

Trams across the city were brought to a standstill today (Tuesday, April 29), with commuters left scrambling for buses and ...

The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Cardinal Becciu has left the conclave, which convenes on May 7, as front-runners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

An electrical fault stopped trams in the city centre completely, while other services have had to be changed while repairs ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

# We should not mythologise the last days of Pope Francis. Prior to his final appearance on Easter Sunday, on the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica around noon Rome time, the 88-yeat-old pontiff had spent ...