The Vatican is locking the doors, sealing the windows, and preparing the rooms of Casa Santa Marta, out of which will emerge ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, he chose not to move into the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, betting exchanges such as Polymarket and Kalshi are attracting millions in bets on his ...

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

I expect it won’t go as quickly as the last conclave. But maybe I’ll be proven wrong. I would be happy about that,” said ...

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

Later in the morning, local Churches started tolling the death knell from their bell towers. The request had come from ...

On Wednesday, after 11 AM local time, the faithful began to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to the late Pope ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who served as Pope Francis' secretary of state, stands by the pope's coffin in the chapel of his ...

He chose modest living arrangements, forgoing the Apostolic Palace for a simple room in the Domus Sanctae Marthae. His death on April 21st, 2025, prompted widespread remembrance of his teachings ...

The photos show the pope dressed in red vestments and lying in a simple wooden coffin inside the chapel of the Santa Marta ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on Monday at 1:35 a.m. EDT (0535 GMT; 7:35 a.m.