There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

As 135 cardinals meet in Rome to decide the next pope, questions about the legacy of the last one will loom large over their ...

Off St. Peter’s Square next to the Vatican, a 19th-century palace was converted in 2020 into a homeless shelter by Pope ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

ROME — Four top-flight soccer matches in Italy were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday and the Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life mourned ...

In more recent times, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ... (The Associated Press) Most conclaves were held in Rome, with some taking place outside the Vatican walls.

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...