As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the Vatican’s Caritas charitable federation released photos of the repurposed vehicle on ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the ...

Pope Francis​' popemobile​ is being converted into a clinic to help children in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced​, ...

One of Pope Francis's "popemobiles" is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...