First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

"We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of ...

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

His battered black shoes showed wear from prayer and intercontinental ministry last year when Pope Francis gave them to Noel ...

"And now that he rests near that beloved image, we entrust him with gratitude and confidence to the intercession of the ...

The law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led a "Renewal of the ...

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The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.

The Holy See's diplomat to the United Nations, Archbishop Caccia, has reiterated a call to end nuclear proliferation.

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

"I’ve decided to obey as I always have the will of Pope Francis to not enter into the conclave, despite remaining convinced ...