Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar inside St. Paul Outside The Walls Basilica in Rome, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, where he came to pray over the tomb of the Apostle Paul. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...

The Pope’s coffin was placed in front of Papal Altar in the famous church and will remain there until his funeral. Mourners began filing into the Basilica at around 11am local time (10am GMT) to ...

On May 7, 133 cardinals from around the world will gather for a papal conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church. Listen to this article · 7:52 min Learn more. Share full article.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell ...

As such, a papal conclave was scheduled to begin May 7, 2025, for 133 elector cardinals from around the world to convene inside the Apostolic Palace and vote for who among them should be the new pope.

As newly elected Pope Leo XIV — a native son of Chicago — made his first appearance on the loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Blase Cupich looked on from an adjacent balcony, keenly ...

US President Donald Trump posted an AI image of himself as the pope, prompting accusations of poor taste in the Roman Catholic community just days before the conclave to elect Pope Francis’s ...

In the days since the passing of Pope Francis, speculation is already mounting as to who will ascend to the chair of Saint Peter.. Every media platform is reporting on the leading candidates ...