Exclusive: In a statement to The Independent, the Holy See revealed the deliberate strategy behind the unprecedented number ...

Vatican staff installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel ahead of the May 7 conclave, where cardinals will elect a new pope to ...

Close to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the founder of the Catholic movement Sant'Egidio, Andrea Riccardi, expresses his 'pessimism' ...

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself dressed in papal attire. Social media users accused him of mocking Pope ...

World leaders are paying tribute with the Taoiseach saying Francis’s papacy was marked by a commitment to ‘compassion, peace, ...

The Vatican has confirmed that the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on May 7, marking the start of ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be ...

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis introduced significant changes to the Catholic Church, notably increasing the ...

Vatican City is gearing up for the papal conclave on May 7. In the run up to the event, the symbolic installation of the ...

The coffin of Pope Francis has been closed and sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter's Basilica which was attended by ...