Audrey Carville hears from the former Irish President Dr Mary McAleese about Pope Francis and the challenges for his ...

In the coming days, cardinals will converge in the Vatican to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

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

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, ...

A blend of Victorian and Hawaiian architectural styles, the Iolani Palace was completed in 1882 and is a fascinating ...

The Conclave to choose the successor of Pope Francis - as provided ... The election of José Mario Bergoglio, who then ascended the throne of Peter with the name of Francis, took place in two ...

The new pontiff sits on a throne inside the chapel as the other cardinals file up one by one to swear obedience. Soon after, the senior cardinal deacon goes out on the main balcony of St. Peter ...

Even as Vatican City, Rome and the world prepare for Saturday's funeral, attention is slowly turning to his successor ... oldest son and the heir to the throne, Prince William.

The senior elector amongst the cardinal deacons, currently French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, steps on to the central ...

With the passing of Pope Francis passing, a ritual process will begin that will allow for people to mourn him and will end with the selection of the next pope. Here's what will happen.