Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

A selection by Reuters editors of some of the photos from Pope Francis' funeral with comments by photographers ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose ...

Rev. Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest and commentator who has written about the Vatican's finances, said the budget woes could ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...