The process of voting in the Sistine Chapel requires a two-thirds majority to elect a new pope. While it’s possible for a ...

Moorhouse and Ivana KottasováRome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart ...

Francis changed the pastoral priorities of the Church by saying the first words of evangelization are God loves you, not, ...

Pope Francis looked visibly drained when he drove around St Peter’s Square in his popemobile on Easter Sunday, cheered by a rapt crowd in what became his final public appearance. Aged 88 and weakened ...