After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of ...

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 ...

He is often referred to as "the Smiling Pope." Pope Paul VI was born Giovanni Battista Montini in Brescia, Italy. He was elected as pontiff in 1963 after being appointed archbishop of Milan.

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 ...

Because of reforms enacted by Pope Paul VI in 1970, cardinals who are age 80 or over when the pope dies are excluded from the closed-door proceedings. In addition, a prelate who has retained his ...

as he beatified Pope Paul VI, who led the Catholic Church nearly two generations earlier. Indeed, from the moment he assumed the position, Pope Francis – the first pontiff from the Americas in ...

After Vatican II in the late 1960s, when Pope Paul VI remade the church’s liturgy, he commanded enough deference that he was able to swiftly consign the Mass that every Catholic in the world had ...

Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Feb. 5. Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan during the evening ...

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 ...