The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like on Monday ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have “performed poorly” on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ...