With millions of followers and a long history that goes back more than 2,000 years, the Church has, over time, created a ...

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.

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

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 ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

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

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

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

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

Francis moved to clean up the Curia, the staid central administration of the Roman Catholic Church that ... not welcomed by all members of the Church hierarchy, some of whom had become accustomed ...