A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends to participate in the next conclave — the election to pick Pope Francis’ successor — even though the Holy See press office has declared him a “non-elector.

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.”

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what happens next.

After the pope suffered a massive stroke Monday morning, his medical team saw no point to sending him to a hospital. He died soon after.

Papal funerals have historically been very elaborate, but the instructions set out by Francis are much simpler. He will be the first Pope in more than a century not to be buried inside the Vatican. Instead,