There may come a time when we look back on the last decade as an anomaly in the modern history of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis – the figurehead of these years, and a radical by the standards of ...

The funeral and burial of a pope who dies in office should take place “between the fourth and sixth day after death,” the ...

Father Tim Bartlett said he did not know what the Pope was writing after he asked for some paper while onboard a flight to ...

Pope Francis died on the morning of Easter Monday, leaving many wondering who his successor will be amid the gloal outpouring ...

Jacque Schrag/Axios Pope Francis was the third twenty-first century pope — ascending after his predecessor, Benedict XVI, shocked the world with a resignation, the first in six centuries. The big ...

Charles and Camilla’s meeting with the Pope in what would be his final weeks was arranged at the last minute and took place ...

OBITUARY: Pope Francis softened the Church's stance on issues like the death penalty, same sex marriages and divorce while ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the ...

Here's a look at the process the Catholic church has established and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the ...

Predict who the next pope will be at your peril. An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, or money, in any presumed ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...