The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Video. Hundreds of drones illuminated the night sky above Spain’s Montserrat Abbey on Saturday in a tribute to Pope Francis, ...

A selection by Reuters editors of some of the photos from Pope Francis' funeral with comments by photographers ...

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

The age limit for electors was introduced by Pope Paul VI in the 1970s and was confirmed by Pope John Paul II’s 1996 ...

Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. He died in his residence at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City, following ...

The date was decided in a closed-door meeting of cardinals, who came together at the Vatican. The new pope will lead a ...

Residents applauded as the lights came back on in Spain's capital, after a huge power cut brought the country to a standstill ...

It was a modern funeral for a modern Pope but some traditions remained untouched. A formal dress code was in place and that ...

Spain and Portugal have been paralysed by massive power outages, causing traffic chaos and shutting down vital services.

Portuguese resident Madalena Malveiro tells CNN’s Becky Anderson what it is like on ground in Lisbon as the entire Iberian ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis this month at the age of 88 set off grief and mourning around the world ...