A German cardinal has warned that the Catholic Church faces a split if it fails to replace the late Pope Francis with an ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

The cardinals have held general meetings since Francis's death to make decisions about the funeral and beyond.

Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and "irreversible" heart failure, according to his death certificate released ...

One of Pope Francis' enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, naming ...

The Vatican specialist Richard Raho suggests that the new pope might be a cardinal from Africa. Among the potential ...