VATICAN CITY – Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb ...

As the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave” made clear, the election of a pope is a Hollywood-worthy drama steeped in mystery, ...

Pope Francis’s tomb seen for first time in images released by Vatican - The pontiff was laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of ...

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to visitors at St. Mary Major Basilica.

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis at his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica.

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Wars and rumors of wars, especially in the Middle East. Rising political tensions plaguing the Western Hemisphere as the ...