Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the ...

The mosaic has quite the history as a living room in ancient Antioch, now modern Turkey, and a dance floor in Worcester.

Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting a new pope — designed to ensure secrecy and an orderly transition — have ...

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, passed away on Monday, April 21, aged 88, leaving people wondering what will ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

No contact with the outside world, cell phones and laptops handed over before entering the Sistine, even the windows of the ...

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

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

WORCESTER — Much like the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican or the Basilica ... the Worcester Hunt Floor Mosaic. The early 6th-century mosaic is one of the first things visitors see at the museum.

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

Since Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday, leaders from around the world have shared their tributes to the late pontiff, as ...