Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...

President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending the funeral for Pope Francis ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Rome, has spoken to the recent passing of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21. In November 2022, Griffo said he took a personal trip, at his own expense, with colleagues in the state Legislature to meet ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the conclave.

Visitors have been barred from the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave of cardinals will vote to elect the next pope.

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...