The coming papal conclave is just days away and, within days or weeks of the doors to the Sistine Chapel closing, the Catholic Church will have a new pontiff. The coming days and weeks will be ...
When the late Pope Francis waved to the crowd during the weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on November 20, 2024. [AFP] Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, ...
The death of Pope Francis—which came abruptly after what had seemed like a miraculous recovery—inspired expressions of sorrow from across the political and theological spectrum, along with reactions ...
Cardinals from around the world line up in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel March 12, 2013, to take their oaths at the beginning of the conclave that would elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos ...
As all in the Catholic Church pray for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis and begin the assessment of his life and papal legacy, it’s essential to begin with how he himself viewed his life ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive non-Italian pontiffs, to give the papacy back to the nation ...