Cardinals arriving for the first day of informal meetings after Pope Francis’ funeral were swarmed at the city-state’s gates ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff who challenged tradition, leaves the Catholic Church at a crossroad to choose his successor ...

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

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 ...

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...