Various videos claim Pope Francis's successor has been appointed, but that's not how a new bishop of Rome is chosen. How does ...

Once two-thirds of the cardinals agree on a choice, the final ballots are burned alone, and the white smoke that emerges lets everyone know that a new pope has been chosen. A free daily email with ...

In a letter dated Oct. 21 and posted on the Peruvian bishops' conference website, the apostolic nunciature in Peru announced that the decision was made after the pope ... from the smoke of the ...

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months ...

One of Pope Francis’ lasting reforms will be his reshaping of the papacy to embrace simplicity and humility, as seen in his decisions to live in a Vatican guesthouse and carry his own briefcase ...

Listen Did the pope endorse a Vatican-style ministate for a Muslim community on Thursday? The press in Albania seems to think so, after Pope Francis met with a delegation from the Muslim Bektashi ...

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Papal thriller “Conclave” led nominations for the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards on Wednesday, with music-themed productions also faring well at Britain's top movie honours.

VATICAN CITY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis injured his right forearm after a fall in his residence on Thursday but did not suffer any broken bones and continued on with his agenda for the day ...

The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis had suffered a “contusion” on his right forearm after falling at his residence that same morning. While the arm was not fractured in the accident ...

Conclave, a fictionalised account of high-stakes horse-trading in the Vatican after the death of a pope, earned 12 nominations while surreal narco-thriller musical Emilia Perez followed close ...

Following Benedict XVI’s departure in 2013, Francis was elected pope, placing the Argentinean in the almost unprecedented position of having an in-person handover when he took office.