After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

in a nod to his resemblance to Pope John XXIII, the round-faced reforming pope of the early 1960s. Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

author of the novels "Conclave" and "Council," and the biography of "Pope John XXIII, the Good Pope," told Fox News Digital. He added, "The Church has been growing at an amazingly rapid rate over ...

similar to Pope John XXIII, for addressing the signs of the times. Francis was known for his progressive stance, particularly his welcoming of separated/divorced and gay Catholics, though this ...

in a nod to his resemblance to Pope John XXIII, the round-faced reforming pope of the early 1960s. Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known ...

One Sunday in April, 2014, outside St. Peter’s, Pope Francis canonized two Popes: John XXIII (who died in 1963) and John Paul II (who was “fast-tracked” for sainthood shortly after his death).

The body of Pope John XXIII was also not embalmed on his death in 1963, but it was treated with preservatives that were so effective that his face was perfectly preserved when the casket was ...

in a nod to his resemblance to Pope John XXIII, the round-faced reforming pope of the early 1960s. Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Coming from a tiny ...

and Pope John XXII, who was believed to be somewhere around 90 when he passed in 1334. It’s worth noting that Pope Agatho, whose papacy took place in the 7th century, is said to have lived to be ...

in a nod to his resemblance to Pope John XXIII, the round-faced reforming Pope of the early 1960s. Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known ...