According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

Others taking part in the same ceremonies include Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is temporarily in charge of the Vatican in the time between popes; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of ...

For the conclave itself, the electors proceed to the Sistine Chapel and take an oath of absolute secrecy before sealing the ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Presidents, royalty and a multitude of simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at ...

The voting members, known as cardinal electors, are tasking with voting in a successor when the current pope dies or resigns, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Pope Francis died on Monday, aged 88, from a stroke and subsequent heart failure Melbourne-based Cardinal Mykola Bychock, Australia's highest-ranking Catholic, learnt of the death of Francis ...

The Catholic Church will embark on the lengthy process of selecting its new head, in the wake of Pope Francis’ death ...

While any baptized Roman Catholic male is technically eligible ... which established the practice of having cardinal-bishops be the only ones responsible for electing the pope.