The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals ...

The process by which a new pope is elected has undergone numerous changes in the nearly two millennia that the Catholic ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals ...

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

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, assumed the papacy in 2013 following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI ...

Francis leaves behind him a church still divided, but radically transformed. pope-francis-obit-death-vatican-conclave ...

P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

With the death of Pope Francis ... known as Universi Dominici Gregis (Of the Lord's Whole Flock) approved by Pope John Paul ...

One thing is certain, however: There will not be another pope like Francis. Whatever one’s opinion of him, he changed the ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Catholic Church leader who tried to position the church to be more inclusive, has died. He was 88.

All four Serie A matches scheduled to take place today have been postponed following the death of Pope Francis. The Pope ...