When it comes to who will be the next pope, many names have circulated — but experts say there are a number of reasons why it's difficult to to predict Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer ...

In a solemn and majestic funeral that ended moments ago, the Roman Catholic Church laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose humble style and pastoral vision both ...

About 250,000 people attended the funeral service for Pope Francis on Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, before the late leader of the Catholic Church was transported to the ...

Even before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis at the Vatican, the leader known as "the People's Pope" had already broken with some traditions in the ways pontiffs are laid to rest.

Some see the church’s future as lying in Asia, which has led to speculation the next pope could be from Southeast Asia. Age is also a factor, with the last two conclaves opting for older popes ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will begin on May 7, the Vatican announced today. The date was selected during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media ...

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Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome on May 7 and begin a conclave to elect the next pope, the Vatican announced Monday. A group of more than 180 cardinals made the ...

The Vatican will now have a new task after Pope Francis’ death: selecting who will succeed the 12-year tenure of the bishop of Rome through the meeting of the conclave. Cardinal Kevin Farrell ...

The cardinals will lock themselves inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process just over two weeks after Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday, April 21, at age 88. Vatican Media via ...

In the wake of Pope Francis' death in April 2025, a slew of videos purportedly telling the heartwarming story of the pope's dog refusing to leave his side were posted on YouTube. The videos ...

Country songbird Carly Pearce is calling out doctors following a terrifying misdiagnosis nightmare involving a serious heart condition that left her in horrific pain and fearing for her life ...