Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information Service reported in 2013.

Conall Harvey of Delaware County received a face-to-face blessing from Pope Francis in 2015 that his family considers a ...

When the cardinals meet for the conclave, they gather in the Sistine Chapel. All cardinal electors must swear an oath of ...

The nun who made headlines for breaking protocol to grieve at Pope Francis’ coffin has now spoken publicly about the ...

President Trump is back stateside after attending the funeral of Pope Francis in Italy over the weekend. While in Rome, the ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday.

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

The split between men and women is one of the starkest divisions in American politics right now — and that divide is deepest ...

Tens of thousands of people went to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay respects to the tomb of Pope Francis. It ...

Donald Trump's meeting in the Vatican with Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed by both sides as one for the history books.

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...