A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

The highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel. It can take days ...

Historic St. Mary's City, a Maryland-based museum and archaeological organization, is opening up a reconstructed 17th-century ...

Pope Francis, the trailblazing Catholic leader known for his human-rights advocacy and sharp political edge, died Monday, ...

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. Now, the Catholic Church begins the process of choosing a new pope for the first time ...

Hundreds of thousands are expected to pay their respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. In the past, the pope's body was placed on a raised platform ...

What happens when a Pope dies is a hugely choreographed and rehearsed series of events, that have been replicated over the ...

THE Pope’s successor will be selected by a Conclave in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for hundreds ...

The King and Queen had a “very significant and special” meeting with the ailing Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88, ...

As a parent, you’re grieving, but then you see your kids completely heartbroken and asking why. And you can’t tell them,” one ...

What really happens when the papal seat falls vacant? What comes next for the Church — and for over a billion Catholics ...

How the Catholic community will mourn Pope Francis, funeral details and the process of selecting a new leader explained ...