The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

ROME (Reuters) - Hundreds of people filed past the tomb of Pope Francis from early on Sunday morning in the Roman basilica ...

From leaders to laymen, 250,000 people flooded St Peter's Square and another 150,000 lined Rome's streets for Pope Francis' ...

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than ...

When the newly elected Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013 to greet the crowd, he joked that ...

The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...

Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions plaguing the Western Hemisphere as the ...

Drinking fluoridated water from birth through about age 13, makes teeth permanently strong and decay-resistant. Much like ...

In Evangelii Gaudium (“Joy of the Gospel’”), Pope Francis said: “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty ...

LONDON and ROME -- The Vatican on Sunday released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis, who was buried on Saturday in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Vladimir Putin has been sent a harsh message from Donald Trump after a meeting with Zelenskyy at the pope's funeral ...