Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis.

As cardinals meet in Rome ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope, a Peruvian cardinal accused of sexual abuse and whose ...

Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried in the Basilica of St.

STORY: Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a number of challenges.Among the pressing issues are a widening gap in Vatican ...

"The Slum Pope has died. Long live the pope of the poor, the marginalised, the disenfranchised," the world cried. Now that ...

By Philip Pullella, Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their ...