THE Pope’s successor will be selected by a Conclave in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for hundreds ...

Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites and observances that occur during what is called the ...

Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, April 21, U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell said in a video announcement broadcast from the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep ...

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Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, assumed the papacy in 2013 following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI ...

The next few days and weeks will follow a process that is centuries old, from the destruction of Pope Francis’s Fisherman’s ...

Pope Francis died Monday, according to the Vatican, setting off the formal process to select his successor, known as a ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...