Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he would not take part in the secret conclave ...

The final stage of this year's Giro d'Italia will be dedicated to Pope Francis, who died on April 21, with a neutralised ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 76, announced Tuesday that he will not take place in the conclave to select the next pope following ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

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

A selection by Reuters editors of some of the photos from Pope Francis' funeral with comments by photographers ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

The Jubilee of Teenagers, scheduled for April 25-27, took place with some modifications despite the death of Francis.