Cardinal Wilton Gregory will join the papal conclave in Vatican City to elect a new pope following Pope Francis' death.

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To the very end, Francis’s authenticity and his ability to draw in Catholics and non-Catholics alike shone forth.

The world will be anxiously awaiting news of who will become the next pope following the death of Pope Francis, but Chicago ...

A mass took place in Northeast, D.C., to remember Pope Francis. Four cardinals were in attendance, three of whom are expected ...

With the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, what comes next in selecting a new leader for the Roman Catholic Church?

That initial conclave elected an archdeacon who was not an ordained priest, who became Pope Gregory X. The new pope ordered that future Church transitions would begin with a conclave, to avoid ...