Various videos claim Pope Francis's successor has been appointed, but that's not how a new bishop of Rome is chosen. How does the system actually work? View on euronews ...

[Krupp, via CNA] Krupp says the story is credible because the wartime pope "needed to see things with his own eyes," and had no hesitancy about publicly visiting bombed-out areas of Rome.

2013 conclave when he was elected pope. He has already dictated how his funeral will go. No catafalque (an ornate platform to place a coffin on), he said. “The bishop of Rome is a pastor and a ...

Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right ... Francis has said, however, that he has no plans to resign anytime soon, even if Benedict "opened the door" to the possibility.

ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

Cardinals start gathering in Rome. By tradition ... and send a signal to the world by the color of the smoke: BLACK FOR NO POPE AND WHITE FOR POPE. Pealing bells from St. Peter’s will accompany ...