What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

The late pontiff was known as a Pope for the People. Many experts and scholars say his successor must be someone who ...

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced yesterday, a week after the death of Pope Francis.

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

On Monday, the Vatican confirmed that Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the ...

The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. He died in ...

Pope Francis' funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him ...

One of the most iconic and mysterious pieces of the Pope’s outfit is the Fisherman’s Ring. The ring goes back to St. Peter, ...

Pope Francis was a pope for our time. When so many practiced the politics of dehumanization, he stood for our common humanity ...