A disgraced US cardinal accused of covering up a clerical child sex abuse scandal was chosen to help seal Pope Francis’ ...

Before becoming Pope Francis, who died on Monday 21 April 2025 at the age of 88, Jorge Bergoglio had a very different life ...

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After the first Latin American Pope, will the Roman Catholic Church get its first Asian Pope? Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is ...

Some of the top candidates, ranked by Italian Vatican watcher Gaetano Masciullo and Vaticanists Edward Pentin and Diane ...

The conclave is made up of the College of Cardinals, a group who assists with central Church affairs. It consists of 135 ...

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

Pope Francis was the 266th pontiff, having taken over from Pope Benedict in 2013. Francis made history as the first pope ...

After Pope Francis' death, a conclave will be organized in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic faith. See a ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what ...