A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

The deteriorating health of Pope Francis has led to the worldwide speculation regarding his possible successor.

As the Vatican prepares for a new Pope, here's a look at how popes are chosen, who can be elected, and how the papacy has ...

ANALYSIS: Pope Francis changed a deeply traditional institution more than most observers could have imagined possible in only ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

Benedictine University President Joseph Foy called Francis a “pope of many firsts” in a statement.

When he was installed as head of Roman Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis was heralded as a progressive change-maker. For ...

Pedophile scandals in the Catholic Church have been the trigger for a massive loss of trust in religious institutions around ...

With Pope Francis' death Monday, April 21, a pontificate marked by a desire for reforms aimed at restoring the church’s ...

In his criticisms of the church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement the Vatican ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentine pontiff who initiated a historic process of reforms in the Church in 2013, also ...