The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

If Pope Francis resigns, a conclave will be convened to elect his successor. The Pope is traditionally chosen from the ...

Conclave' isn’t just a gripping story about a deeply religious man struggling with his faith in an everchanging, cynical ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

It's considered poor taste to discuss publicly who's up or down in the papal stakes of a future conclave, much less to start ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said ...

Ahead of an expected conclave to elect a successor to the gravely ill Pope Francis, about 10 cardinals came together for a ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ condition isn’t life-threatening, but he’s not out of danger, his medical team said Friday as the ...

Streets of Rome fill with gossip after latest Pope news - Rumours have taken on a life of their own, fuelled by conspiracy theories and memes ...

While Pope Francis remains hospitalised with double pneumonia, many are asking who might lead the Vatican and Catholic Church ...