VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Predict who the next pope will be at your peril. An old Italian saying warns against putting faith, ...

Global leaders offered condolences to the world’s Catholics and praised the pontiff’s commitment to the poor and marginalized ...

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.

Even though cardinals don't campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

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

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 ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, weeks after battling double pneumonia. With the death of the 88-year-old spiritual head, take ...

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

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...