What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the papal election.

Pope Francis' funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

The conclave could have started earlier, but the cardinals needed more time to hold informal sessions to discuss details to ...

A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. VATICAN CITY ...

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Tommy Tiernan is one of Ireland's best-known comedians but the star has a quieter presence away from the screen ...