Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...

MLAs had their first opportunity to pay tribute to Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly as they returned on Monday after the Easter break.

By tradition, the conclave must begin 15–20 days after the death or resignation of the pope. Francis died on Monday, April 21 ...

Red-robed cardinals were expected on Monday to pick a date for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

The comments came after the pair met on the sidelines of Pope Francis ' funeral on Saturday, their first face-to-face since ...

Following the solemn yet also joyous occasion of Pope Francis’s funeral, attention now turns to who might follow him. It was ...

The Vatican released photos of the tomb of Pope Francis as it was opened for public viewing Sunday. He was buried in the ...

The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as ...

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Anna and Irene have already been queuing for an hour or so, and they know they have a long wait still to come.