You wouldn’t have to go back further than the 20th century, however, to find the oldest pope to ever serve. Pope Leo XIII, ...

When the film Conclave was released in November last year, it felt spookily well-timed. The film, directed by Edward Berger, ...

Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines ...

Should the College of Cardinals elect him pope, Tagle would not only be the first Asian to lead the Catholic Church, but also ...

Francis’s liberal views on LGBTQ people in the church and women potentially serving as ordained deacons — something he was willing to discuss but never approved — could spark a retrenchment.

When a pope is ill, resigns or passes away, who steps in? And who else helps lead the Holy See?

Pope Francis — the first pontiff from the Americas who clashed with traditional Catholics, but hailed as a reformer by progressives — died on Monday, a day after Easter, at age 88. The pope had been ...