A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Monday at the age of 88. In his will, Francis requested to be ...

The body of Pope Francis has been dressed in sacred liturgical vestments and placed in an open wooden coffin for his lying in ...

Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.

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With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

IT turns out that straight, white, middle-aged blokes aren’t so bad after all. For years, they’ve been caught in the middle ...

Milly wa Jesus shared a video showing her newborn enjoying a swim and explained that her other kids started swimming at two ...

Portland theater owner Tom Moyer paid for the chapel in memory of his wife Marilyn. The building is 1,500 square feet and ...

Catholic women processed through the streets of the historic Guatemalan town of Antigua on Saturday, bearing a statue of the ...

Christians are celebrating Holy Week with processions and reenactments in places like Jerusalem, Brazil, Nigeria, India, ...