The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

A lot of words will be written about the late Pontiff in the coming days. I’d like to offer some as a one-time staffer.

Dignitaries and faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis' funeral before his burial outside the Vatican.

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...

Pope Francis was remembered as a “pope among the people" in his funeral Mass Saturday, eulogized by Cardinal Giovanni ...

From his very first ‘urbi et orbi’ to his last, the Holy Father called us all to remember the human person, especially in ...

A new light is being shed on the clerical abuse scandal which has been plaguing the Church for decades when news came out ...

HOWELL — Allen and Kathy Ford are among the millions mourning Pope Francis in the wake of his death April 21, but the Howell ...

A group of University of Dallas students studying at the school’s campus in Rome will rise early Saturday to attend the ...

Those touched − figuratively and literally − by Pope Francis, the "People's Pope," during his only visit to the U.S. reflect ...

When I think of Pope Francis, the first thoughts that come to mind are: a holy man, a humble man, and a human being.