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18 of the new cardinals would be eligible to take part in a papal conclave to elect a new pope, as they are under the age of 80.

Francis has said he would be ready to step down if severe health problems prohibited from running the 1.38-billion-member Church.

Pope Francis has overhauled the governance of the Vatican bank at the start of a year that heralds key reforms for the Roman Catholic Churh.

Retired pope Benedict XVI is gone but far from forgotten as cardinals begin voting for candidates to replace him.

Cardinals entering the Vatican on Tuesday ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope took to Twitter to say goodbye to their online flock before they are cut off from the outside world.

As cardinals prepare for the conclave to elect the next pope, victims of sex abuse by clergymen are trying to ensure the vote doesn't go to anyone they accuse of helping cover up the scandal.

Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will assemble in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel from Tuesday for a conclave to elect a new pope.

Catholic cardinals put off a decision on when to begin a conclave to elect the next pope, instead debating Vatican finances.

Benedict XVI has become the first pope to resign in over 700 years, telling a tearful crowd of faithful.

The Vatican condemned Italian media reports of intrigue, corruption and blackmail among senior prelates.

With just days to go before Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, the Vatican is battling persistent rumours that his decision was triggered by an explosive report on intrigue in its corridors of power.

Cardinals choosing the next pope should not count out European candidates even though most believers are in Asia, Africa and Latin America, an Italian cardinal elector said on Saturday.

On the death or abdication of a pope, his successor is elected by a college of cardinals meeting in conclave in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a mass on Sunday with six new Cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the US.

Ernie Hays, an organist at St. Louis sporting events and provided the soundtrack of Cardinals baseball for four decades, died. He was 77.

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.