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, who died on Monday, called for " a church for the poor ," a church that would reach out to what he called the ...

Pope Francis waves as he leaves after celebrating the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI, and a Mass for the closing of a two-week synod on family issues, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican ...

“We only have to consider that, by tradition, popes are chosen from among the cardinal electors and the cardinal electors, according to a document by Pope Paul VI, are cardinals under 80 years ...

Francis also canonized Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa, Pope Paul VI and Pope John XXIII. "Pope Francis continued the recent tradition of previous popes, including from St. John Paul II ...

media outlets reported the quote that was attributed to Francis was actually said by Pope Paul VI decades earlier. “One day we will see our animals in the eternity of Christ,” Paul told a ...

In December 2024, Pope Francis installed 21 new cardinals at a consistory. In 1970, Pope Paul VI set a 120-man limit to a papal conclave, a meeting or election of the College of Cardinals.

The conclave will celebrate Mass here for prayers for inspiration to elect the successor of the late Pope Paul VI. (AP Photo, File) Those over 80 can’t vote but can participate in pre-conclave ...

And, in fact, some of his advisors here explored, for example, the possibility of relaxing the ban on contraception that had been so controversial since Pope Paul VI had reaffirmed it in 1968.

The number of cardinal electors is limited to 120, according to a rule by Pope Paul VI in 1975, according to the Catholic News Service, though Popes John Paul II, Benedict and Francis, regularly ...