As the Oscar-nominated film "Conclave" made clear, the election of a pope is a Hollywood-worthy drama steeped in mystery, ...

LONDON and ROME -- The Vatican on Sunday released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. A view of the tomb of Pope Francis, who ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions plaguing the Western Hemisphere as the ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has left Rome for home today (27 April), a day after joining the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St Peter's Square in Vatican City. He is expected to reach home in the ...

A Catholic priest has explained the meaning behind the covering of the Pope's face in his coffin before his burial. He said ...

Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday, broke tradition by choosing a burial site outside the Vatican Grottoes, at the Basilica of St.

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Pope Francis had a great sense of humor. When I met him once at the back of the papal plane, I cracked a joke with him that ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...