Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

On Saturday, former President Joe Biden and former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived at the funeral service of Pope Francis ...

When the cardinals have gathered, the shout “extra omnes” (everybody out) rings out and the cardinals – who are sworn to an ...

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

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

The funeral of Pope Francis gave Catholics across the globe the chance to bid farewell to a beloved pontiff – and for world leaders to rub shoulders at a fraught time for international diplomacy.

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis on May ...

From first light, thousands of people made their way along Via della Conciliazione - the grand thoroughfare that leads to the ...

These are some of the leading liberal and conservative contenders to lead the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 ...

The papal conclave, the solemn and secretive process in which cardinals convene to elect a successor to Pope Francis, is to ...