On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness.Born Jorge Mario ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

In a workshop that's a stone's throw from St. Peter's Basilica, 86-year-old Raniero Mancinelli has been sewing cassocks for ...

President Donald Trump shared a doctored image of himself as pope, a role he cannot hold, drawing condemnation.

Asked to respond to the criticism, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that, “President Trump flew to Italy to ...

The prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti ended his homily with a prayer to ...

White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...