Today the cardinals decide when the Conclave will be convened – The conservatives, the modernizers, and the ritual of the ...

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"The Slum Pope has died. Long live the pope of the poor, the marginalised, the disenfranchised," the world cried. Now that ...

In the vacuum left by his death, it falls to progressive movements, and communities of conscience—rooted in anti-colonial ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

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

Most of the funeral will be celebrated in Latin, and there will be incense and hymns and Gregorian chants. Attended by dozens ...

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

What happens when a pope dies or resigns? How does a papal conclave work? What can we expect from a new pope?

US and China tariff tensions continue to dominate the focus, with signs of deescalation mounting even as President Trump sent mixed signals on the state of relations. On Monday it was reported ...