The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The Argentine Pontiff has always been more focused on the rocky outskirts of the Church, where he gave greater universality ...

Francis moderated the authoritarianism of his predecessors but more change is needed; the cardinals must elect someone who ...

A look at the Pope Francis' legacy as history's first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a ...

Today’s day and age needs more holy families — a need that Pope St. John Paul ... sculptor Jenő Bory greeted John Paul II on the occasion of his second pastoral visit to Hungary with the ...

In 1979, John Paul II was already planning his first trip as pope to the United States when he received a two-page handwritten letter from Iowa farmer Joe Hays inviting him to visit America’s ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman ...

Umberto Civitarese, a longtime employee of Vatican Radio (now Vatican News) who covered up close John Paul II’s papacy, including many of his international trips, said the Pope “never gave up ...

One thing is certain, however: There will not be another pope like Francis. Whatever one’s opinion of him, he changed the ...