Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

There are time-honoured rituals, some shrouded in secrecy, and a series of carefully planned events that are likely to take ...

Born in 1991, an Italian boy will be proclaimed the Catholic Church's first saint of the millennial generation on April 27.

complete with its one-of-a-kind ceiling painted by Michelangelo and lasts for however long it takes those inside to decide on the next leader of the Catholic church. Around two to three weeks ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza ...

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...