Can a convicted cardinal vote for the next pope? The Vatican is preparing to elect a new pope after the death of Pope Francis ...

Cardinals from around the world are converging on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will determine the next leader of the Catholic Church. A three-day public viewing is ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican in 2023, is insisting that he can participate in ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell and ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will begin Saturday, April 26, at 4 a.m. EDT. It’s scheduled six days after his death. According to the ...

The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

Francis did away with that sort of viewing. Instead, a procession brought his coffin on Wednesday directly to St. Peter’s ...

The Vatican has released details of Pope Francis' funeral. See when and where the services are and how to watch live from ...

Pope Francis’ sweeping reforms cleaned up some of the mess at the scandal-plagued Vatican Bank, but his management also left ...

The congregation also determined which cardinals will celebrate each of the subsequent Novendiales Masses through May 4.

Cardinals arrive for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...