"We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of ...

"And now that he rests near that beloved image, we entrust him with gratitude and confidence to the intercession of the ...

First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

His battered black shoes showed wear from prayer and intercontinental ministry last year when Pope Francis gave them to Noel ...

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

The law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.

Among other things, “The Chosen” shows us this relaxed face of God, which to our own detriment we too seldom see.

God’s love for me did not require me to hate myself, but rather to love myself properly. The key to a real self-love, as I ...

"I’ve decided to obey as I always have the will of Pope Francis to not enter into the conclave, despite remaining convinced ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...