The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Pope Francis, affectionately called the People’s Pope, is no more. He became the pope in 2013 under very unusual circumstances -- Pope Benedict XVI resigned on February 28th, 2013 citing a ...

Argentine pontiff died less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital An image of Pope Francis is displayed during a mass in his honor following the Vatican's announcement of ...

As the world mourns the death of Pope Francis and steps are taken to elect a new pope, some possibly unfamiliar words may appear in headlines. Here's what those ancient-sounding terms mean — and ...

The conclave that elected him in September 1271 (following the death of Pope Clement IV in 1268) lasted almost three years. Further adjustments have been made to streamline the process and emphasize ...

No pope has been buried in Santa Maria Maggiore since the 17th century, when Pope Clement IX was laid to rest there. I’m a specialist in Catholic liturgical history. In earlier centuries ...

The one thing the world will remember about Pope Francis is that he stood with the poorest of the poor. He gave voice to the vulnerable, suffering, and forgotten people in orphanages, prisons and ...