The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

A funeral for a pope is always an international affair, but the one for Pope Francis led to U.S. President Donald Trump and ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to visitors at St. Mary Major Basilica.

As they entered the Vatican to partic­ipate in a series of meetings leading up to the election of Pope Francis’ successor, several cardinals spoke to the media, emphasising that they are still ...

His casket was then taken in a final journey to St. Mary Major, where the pope was met, according to his wishes, by dozens of ...

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How accurate is Conclave? What the film gets right (and wrong) about selecting a new Pope - The film, which stars Ralph ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

The Holy See remains Taiwan’s only European ally, even as the Catholic Church deepens historic diplomatic and religious ...

What happens after Pope Francis funeral – how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...