The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope.

After the death of a Pope the Sede Vacante spans the confirmation of his passing to the election of his successor.

Pope Francis used the power of the papacy to shine a bright spotlight on the issues that stirred his conscience. He had lived ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

The new pope is introduced from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square with the words, “Habemus Papam!” (“We have a pope!

Vatican City: Angelo Becciu, an Italian cardinal convicted of embezzlement and stripped of his privileges by Pope Francis, ...

The cardinal, who was convicted of embezzlement in 2023 by a Vatican court of first instance, decided not to attend the ...

Building on years of appeals from Native people to Francis, the Vatican formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the legal theories backed by 15th-century papal bulls decrees that legitimized ...

Most of us grew up hearing about the golden rule: treat others as you would want to be treated. But today, in a country that ...

Retired Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, currently in Vatican City, offered prayers as he encouraged unity for the ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new ...