Many have made a beneficial impact on the Church and the world.The legacy of Pope Francis is assured in the annals of Church history. He is a pontiff of many firsts.For starters, he ascended to the ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and lesbian faithful. Some wished he’d gone further.

Novels and films that include or revolve around a conclave often include nefarious plotting, or at least politicking, and ...

Do you know how many papal conclaves there have been in your lifetime? Here’s how many conclaves there were in the last 100 ...

Out of the 135 voting cardinals, Pope Francis appointed 108, accounting for 80% of them. Pope Benedict XVI appointed 22, and John Paul II, 5. According to the Holy See Press Office, there are ten U.S.

The Vatican said in a statement later Monday that Francis died of a stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible ...

Wisconsin ties will vote in the papal conclave. None are likely candidates to become the next pope, but nothing is certain.

Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, and a viewing of his body will begin on ...

Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to ...