The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.

Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's doubtful.

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

The Netflix horror film “El Habitante” was released in 2018 and in a way predicted the death of Pope Leo XIV.

Approximately 5,000 staff working for the Roman Curia and state institutions — such as the Vatican Museums, the Vatican ...

It was Pope Leos’s first address to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square from the window of the Apostolic Palace, the papal apartments having been sealed per tradition after the death of Pope Francis.

With the first papal transition in more than a decade underway following the death of Pope Francis, here are some terms to know. This is the meeting of cardinals, set to begin May 7, that will ...