First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

His battered black shoes showed wear from prayer and intercontinental ministry last year when Pope Francis gave them to Noel ...

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

The law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the ...

The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.

The Vatican is locking the doors, sealing the windows, and preparing the rooms of Casa Santa Marta, out of which will emerge ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

"I’ve decided to obey as I always have the will of Pope Francis to not enter into the conclave, despite remaining convinced ...

Among other things, “The Chosen” shows us this relaxed face of God, which to our own detriment we too seldom see.

Without an experience of the resurrection in their lives, the signs worked by St. Francis of Assisi and others couldn't have ...

God’s love for me did not require me to hate myself, but rather to love myself properly. The key to a real self-love, as I ...

For smoke watchers, the best time to view the smoke on May 7, the conclave's first day, is just after 7 p.m. (10 a.m. PDT, 1 ...