Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Far-right Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing intense backlash after posting a cryptic message on social ...

The cardinals set the funeral for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of ...

French astrologer Nostradamus seemingly predicted Pope Francis' death after one of this 16th century prophecies was unearthed ...

Conclave, a political thriller centered on the selection of a new pope, returns to streaming via Prime Video. The film, based ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...

An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal.” In other words, any candidate seen as the frontrunner before the voting begins ...

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

A man of deep humility and simplicity, Pope Francis’s words, acts and body language reflected the tenderness and compassion ...

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

The pope’s death ushers in a series of centuries-old rites, including a period of mourning, an elaborate burial and the ...