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

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

Francis' death sets off a weekslong process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, followed by a funeral and a ...

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

The election itself is shrouded in secrecy, with cardinals forbidden from communicating with the outside world what happened ...

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just ...

The owners and operators of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate want next year's Fourth of July, the 250th, more powerful than a party.

As the number of displaced people worldwide surged and conservative views took root, Francis never stopped standing up for ...