Charles Collins claims the new pope will choose the name Francis II - but not as a tribute to the late pontiff.

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

Donald Trump jokingly expressed his desire to be the next Pope following Pope Francis's death, even sharing an AI-generated ...

Donald Trump, after joking about becoming Pope, posted an AI-generated image of himself in papal attire on Truth Social, ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

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

The Pope died last month at the age of 88 due to stroke and heart failure, according to a death certificate released last ...

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 ...

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

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

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