A change in popes is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

He is 91 years old, with a solid diplomatic background, an episcopal motto Virtus ex alto that exalts the role of virtue, and ...

One of Pope Francis’ enduring legacies was that he greatly expanded the diversity of cardinals who will elect his successor, ...

In the tiny hamlet of Topping, Virginia, there’s a waterfront gem that serves seafood so fresh you’d swear the crabs jumped straight from the Rappahannock River onto your plate – and trust me, once ...

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” ...