In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

Thousands of faithful are expected to gather in the city to await the announcement of the next pope. Read more at ...

As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to have lost such a committed ...

ROME – They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in ...

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

When the pope dies, cardinals become celebrities and Vatican City becomes a zoo as paparazzi stalk the corridors of St. Peter ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and poor governance.

The conclave to elect a new pope isn’t the only international event attracting visitors to Rome this week. The return of top-ranked Jannik Sinner from a three-month doping ban at the Italian Open tenn ...

President Trump on Monday downplayed the criticism over an AI image of him as the pope that was shared by the White House ...

How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the ...