Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on ...

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

Cardinals prepare to gather in Rome for the conclave to decide on Francis’ successor and the direction they want the church ...

As per the tradition, cardinals will gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Pope Francis’s successor. We ...

The highly secretive papal conclave has previously taken hours, days, months and even years to select the next leader of the Catholic Church.