It cautions: “He who enters a conclave as a pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” The race to succeed Francis, who died last month, is seen as wide open. Although a few names have been cited as ...

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

Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

The College of Cardinals, the Church's most senior officials, are gathered in Rome to choose the successor of Pope Francis. While in theory any baptised Roman Catholic man can be elected pope ...

This study exploring the role of TRPV1 signaling in recruiting macrophages and promoting angiogenesis during tympanic membrane wound healing presents useful findings. However, the strength of evidence ...

The death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signaled the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff. It is a procedure steeped in tradition ...

Cardinals from around the world must gather for the conclave in which Francis’ successor is selected. It typically takes between two and three weeks for a pope to be chosen, though it can ...

Update: American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new pope and took the name Leo XIV — the first pope in history from the United States. Pope Francis' death on April 21, the day ...