Pope Francis laid out guidelines for a simplified funeral before a conclave convenes at the Sistine Chapel to select his ...

The last pope to die during his tenure was Pope John Paul II in 2005. Here's what happened in the days and weeks that ...

“Today, the Church and the world have lost a true shepherd of souls,” McElroy said in a statement from his new home in ...

Only cardinals who did not turn 80 before the death of Francis on April 21, 2025 are eligible to vote, making the current ...

The ceremonial guide that the Vatican follows is called the “Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis,” or “Rite of Burial for ...

The most recent pope to die in office was the previous pontiff, Pope John Paul II ... The senior cardinal deacon appears on the balcony over St. Peter's Square and announces "Habemus Papam!" ...

Deacon Jim Vargas, head of Father Joe’s Villages ... In 2015, several students from St. John the Evangelist School in Encinitas travelled to Italy with their choir director to sing for the ...

From the death of a religious leader to the celebration of a conclave, these are the rituals for electing a new pontiff ...

The “editio typica” was approved by Saint John Paul ... as the seal and ring are used to formalize papal documents, according to Sky News. When will the pope be taken to St. Peter’s Basilica?

Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney to signal that cardinals failed to select a new Pope in their first ...