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

"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." ...

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

As the cardinals gather in conclave beginning today, May 7, the Church and all people of goodwill are invited to pray this ...

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor delivers a homily for the memorial Mass of Pope Francis, reflecting on his legacy of mercy and compassion.

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

"I’m happy about the work that we did with the kids because they now carry in their hearts that seed of faith." ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

He promoted a simple liturgy, reinforcing Vatican II reforms for a more inclusive and accessible celebration of the Mass ...

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

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

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