In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in the Catholic Church.

Cardinals from around the world sequestered themselves in the Vatican on Wednesday as they began the secretive process of electing a new pope to succeed Francis, who died last month.

The Vatican is prioritizing secrecy ahead of the conclave to pick a new pope — as it has for hundreds of years — but in the digital age, that process looks a bit different ...

“They want calm and for the Vatican to cause as little heartburn as possible,” one source told The Post of cardinals voting for Pope Francis’ successor.

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their votes without anyone receiving the required two-thirds majority.

A Conclave is a tradition held since the 1300s and occurs right inside the Vatican, and underneath where Michelangelo’s most famous frescoes cover the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Bishop Paul Tighe, the No. 2 in the Vatican’s culture and education ministry, said hosting the Giro highlights “that there is kind of an interest in the Church in the whole reality of sport.

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the Novendiales, nine days of mourning. It also marks the fifth day of national ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

After a pope dies – or in very rare cases, resigns – the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the papal conclave. Here's how it works.

It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens ...

ROME (AP) — It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican… ...