Mystery and drama always surround a conclave, but the deeper issue is the mission of the Catholic Church in the modern world.

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica ...

The new film Conclave surrounds the fictional election of a new pope. Here's how the real-life process works, and how ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

Pope Francis, the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has died on Easter Monday. Bells tolled in church ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many historians dispute that as impossible to verify, and instead say the ...

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for 12 years, died age 88 after battling multiple health issues this year. Follow ...

At 88 years of age, Pope Francis I was the second-oldest Pope to hold the title in the last 600 years. Only Leo XIII, who ...

The death of Pope Francis officially came from the camerlengo, a position in the Catholic church held by a man with Dallas ...

Pope Francis will have a different funeral from his predecessors, in accordance with his own wishes. In 2024, he decided to ...