Pope Francis' death, nearly 20 years after John Paul II's, marked the end of two distinct yet similar papacies. Fox News' ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Philatelists all over the world now have a new object of desire: the Vatican's special Sede Vacante stamp. The stamps mark ...

Pope Francis had a remarkable impact on the Vatican. In Poland, the last Catholic stronghold of Europe, Francis took action, ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 ...

In a historic moment characterized by autocrats and would-be autocrats, Francis was the antithesis of a strongman.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

And at the same time, in my mind, there were memories of the passing of Pope John Paul II. I was there in Vatican ... turns over the keys to the church of 1.3 billion global followers to a new ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...