As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus on people who are marginalized and against war.

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of ...

A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday May 7, the Vatican has announced. The date of the ...

VATICAN CITY - Here is what happens next in the Roman Catholic Church following the funeral of Pope Francis, after his death ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

The conclave will gather to select the new pope 15 to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis. In accordance with the rule, the conclave is expected to gather between May 6 and May 11.

The papal conclave, the solemn and secretive process in which cardinals convene to elect a successor to Pope Francis, is to ...