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.

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...

Cardinal-electors will cast four votes per day until one candidate secures a two-thirds majority, a result broadcast to the ...

It is rare for a pope to be buried outside the Vatican, and Francis is the first to do so since Pope Leo XIII in 1903.

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Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who was laid to rest amid an outpouring of grief, attention shifts to the conclave where ...

A sea of mourners watched on, as the Vatican bid a final farewell to Pope Francis last night. The 88-year-old pontiff has now been laid to rest at Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Hundreds of ...