After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice Biennale.

The life of Pope Francis, the first Latin American and first Jesuit to serve as the Roman Catholic Church’s pontiff, lasted ...

The Argentinian pontiff exerted his authority to sow confusion within the Catholic Church.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...