Cardinals, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are bishops and Vatican officials from all ...

The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...

Benedict was the first pope to step down from the position in 600 ... They are recognizable by their red vestments and they elect a new pope when the time comes. What happens after the death ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

Benedict before him was 78 ... adjacent to the Sistine Chapel where he dons his new white robes and red slippers. The Pope is then presented to the crowds who have gathered in the Vatican from ...

Benedict Cumberbatch was joined by two young co-stars on the Berlinale red carpet on Tuesday (February 18) for the premiere of their new film "The Thing With Feathers," a family drama with noir ...