A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

Traditionally, the pope's internment, which takes place between four and six days following his death, occurs after a ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church's leader for the last 12 years, died at age 88 on Monday. In the days following a pope's death or resignation, the Vatican is tasked with both honoring the ...

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what is known as a papal conclave. The proceedings are cloaked in secrecy, making them the subject of speculation and ...

Following Pope Francis' death, the Vatican enters a phase known as 'Sede Vacante' as cardinals prepare to elect a new pope.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church and first Latin American pontiff, died Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. Francis' death came one day after he greeted ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away at the age of 88 in Rome after serving over a decade as the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. The Vatican confirmed ...