Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo of the Catholic Church, previously served as the Bishop of Dallas before being ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

For centuries, men assuming the top job in the Roman Catholic Church kept their birth names. That changed with Pope John II.

Charleston is remembering the life and legacy of Pope Francis, as people of all faiths around the world mourn his death. Monday at the Cathedral of St. John the ...

Before his death, Pope Francis greeted the Easter crowd in Vatican City inside an all-electric Mercedes-Benz popemobile.

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

DUBLINER Kevin Joseph Farrell, who announced the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, will now act as head of the ...

The death of Pope Francis could spark armageddon, according to a 900-year-old prophecy. He died at the age of 88 on Monday ...

Bishop Salvatore Matano from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester released a statement Monday morning following the death ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The election of a new leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics is shrouded in secrecy. Cardinals are forbidden from ...

The Pope suffered from a bout of bronchitis for several days and was hospitalized from February 14 to March 23 at Agostino ...