Pope Francis passed away on 21 April after an extended illness. Now that he has been laid to rest the Catholic Church will ...

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Disgraced cardinal formally withdraws from participation in conclave - The decision came as preparations get underway for the ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope ...

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

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The process to elect a new pope will begin May 7, after nine days of mourning for the death of Pope Francis, a standard ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...