Anyone trying to handicap the outcome should remember that Jorge Mario Bergoglio was considered too old to be elected pope in ...

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Pope Francis navigated a complex relationship with politics in Argentina, a juggling act observers say explains why he never ...

The world will be anxiously awaiting news of who will become the next pope, but Chicago will play a pivotal role in that process.

In his criticisms of the Church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement The Vatican ...

Pope Francis’ death on Monday launches the centuries-old Catholic ritual of mourning and selecting a new leader of the church ...

Worshipers at St. Ignatius Cathedral of in Palm Beach Gardens marked news of Pope Francis' death hours after Easter with ...

Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa ...

Pope Francis’s tenure was punctuated by repeated clashes with American political leaders and sweeping efforts to install more ...