Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what the film gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope.

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, is being laid to rest in a service he ...

The funeral service for Pope Francis is taking place Saturday morning at the Vatican, after which the late leader of the ...

As part of Francis’ push to simplify the papal funeral rites, his body is in a single wooden coffin lined with zinc, rather ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global ...

Cardinal Péter Erdő is careful, diplomatic, and not someone to court public conflict; one Italian newspaper dubbed him the ...

In front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. His funeral will take place in St. Peter’s Square today before his body is ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

In an era when technology, commerce, and politics all seem to be optimized toward exploitation, Pope Francis reminded us that ...