Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

France has responded to Italian media reports alleging that French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to get a French pope ...

Off St. Peter’s Square next to the Vatican, a 19th-century palace was converted in 2020 into a homeless shelter by Pope ...

Cardinals are starting the next conclave to select the next pope on Wednesday. Here’s who AI has pegged as the potential ...

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

With representatives from 70 countries across five continents, this conclave is the largest -- and the most international -- ...

It’s been almost a half a century since questions could be shut down with the verity: “Is the Pope Italian?” In that time, ...

ROME — Four top-flight soccer matches in Italy were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday and the Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life mourned ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...