The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of ...

Amid a world with growing rancor and discord and hate and war, we have lost a needed voice for peace and human compassion ...

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about Farrell, who was born in Ireland and spent much of his career in the U.S.

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The death of the pope triggers a series of meticulously prepared procedures designed both to honour the deceased leader of ...

The Catholic Church and the whole world is bidding farewell to Francis, the Argentine pope who revolutionised the biggest global religious institution since his arrival "from the ends of the earth" to ...

Photo shows An elderly white man in a white gown and skull cap smiles as he waves in the direction of the camera.