Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis. The beloved pontiff, the first Latin ...

The prayer book is the “Ordo Rituum Conclavis” (“Rites of the Conclave”), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City ...

As the crowd dispersed and the bells tolled one last time for the man in white, it was clear the church he left behind had ...

The display acts as a tribute and also a signal that the Catholic Church, and the culture and businesses that surround it, ...

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

Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

"The whole church, united with us in prayer, insistently invokes the grace of the Holy Spirit so that a worthy pastor for the flock of Christ would be elected." ...

Students talk about the only pope they've really known. Others speak of Francis's words on mercy, solidarity and forgiveness.

Sistine Chapel and begin the conclave with a singular goal: to elect "a worthy pastor" for the universal church.

"Who’s your favorite saint?” a young girl asked Pope Francis in February 2016 during the preparation of the interview book “From the Poor to the Pope, from the Pope to the World” (Seuil, April 2022).