Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV walks in the corridor of the third loggia of the Apostolic Palace, where the papal apartment is located, on May...

Then-Cardinal Robert Prevost speaks at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox, Illinois, on Aug. 7, 2024.

Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIV

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, with the 2025 papal conclave about to begin.

As cardinals gather to elect the next pope, they would do well to avoid some of the many failings of previous conclaves.

VATICAN CITY: With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succe...

Abaca Press A white rose lays on the tomb of Pope Francis on the first day of its opening to the public in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica i...

Vatican Media Pope Francis prays near the tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus between 1965 and 1981...

Vatican Media A member of the Papal Foundation greets Pope Francis with a personalized New Orleans Saints jersey, Friday, April 12, 2024....

One of the pontiff's final requests before he died, the mobile health clinic also serves as a symbol of his long-held dedication to the Pale...

Daniel Ibañez/CNA Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the V...

Pope Francis​' popemobile​ is being converted into a clinic to help children in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced​, calling it the late...

Francis used to call the Holy Family Church in Gaza on an almost daily basis for much of the war

Pope Francis shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy and sought to make the Roman Catholic Church more inclusive and less judgm...

Sunday marks the final day of mourning for Pope Francis as church leaders look ahead to this week's conclave and selection of a new pope. CB...