Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

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The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

The Vatican is locking the doors, sealing the windows, and preparing the rooms of Casa Santa Marta, out of which will emerge ...

Among other things, “The Chosen” shows us this relaxed face of God, which to our own detriment we too seldom see.

Alongside an estimated 250,000 people, several SoCal natives were part in a rare moment that united the global Church in Rome ...

Without an experience of the resurrection in their lives, the signs worked by St. Francis of Assisi and others couldn't have ...

"I’ve decided to obey as I always have the will of Pope Francis to not enter into the conclave, despite remaining convinced ...

An illustration of St. Francis of Assisi from the new book “Saints, Angels & Demons.” Everybody knows Easter is an important ...

For smoke watchers, the best time to view the smoke on May 7, the conclave's first day, is just after 7 p.m. (10 a.m. PDT, 1 ...

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