The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to Vatican ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest inside his favourite Rome church, Santa Maria Maggiore in Italy, after a funeral mass at St. Peter’s Square According to the Vatican, Pope Francis is the first in over a ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on Thursday afternoon, indicating the 133 cardinals locked inside had elected a successor to Pope Francis. The new pope, the 267th, ...

Watch again as Cardinals met at the Vatican in Rome on Tuesday (22 April) to discuss the funeral plans for Pope Francis. In his final testament, the pontiff expressed his wish to be buried at the ...

Watch live as the Vatican's child protection commission releases its second annual report on efforts to prevent clergy sexual abuse.