University of St. Thomas students said they were confident the Holy Spirit would guide cardinal electors to the right ...

John Paul II’s successor, Pope Benedict XVI, was similarly of a conservative outlook at a time when the church really needed ...

The bulk of the modern rulebook that cardinals follow was overhauled by John Paul II in the 1996 Apostolic constitution known as “Universi Dominici Gregis,” with a few further adjustments by Benedict ...

Shortly after, the new pope steps onto the balcony, framed by red curtains, and delivers his first apostolic blessing, known as the “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and to the World”).

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Cardinal Christoph Schönborn poses for selfie photos with people outside ... emphasized by St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, rather than continuing Francis ...

The interregnum and election of a new pope are governed by the rules established in the 1996 apostolic constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis” of John Paul II, as modified by Benedict XVI in 2007.

The simple black shoes — a stark contrast to the flashy ruby red slippers of Francis' predecessor, former Pope Benedict XVI — are among the pope's ... have bombarded him with requests. He placed a ...

I am not surprised that Pope Francis died. I am surprised at how much I miss him. I remember when Pope Benedict XVI was elected ... us to present award-winning photos of Catholic life in our ...

The simple black shoes — a stark contrast to the flashy ruby red slippers of Francis' predecessor, former Pope Benedict XVI — are among ... He placed a framed portrait of Francis prominently ...