A Popes new name marks his transformative journey, embodying spiritual purpose and direction that connects his legacy to his ...

Pope Francis has paid his respects on Saturday to the “Garden of Angels,” an area in Rome’s third largest cemetery which ...

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

Pope Francis celebrated All Souls’ Day Mass at the Laurentino cemetery in Rome’s southern outskirts on Saturday.

Conclave is a fictional movie about a papal conclave. Here's a look at three real conclaves marked by controversy.

Overall, Francis has visited 15 prisons so far during his papacy, most in Italy but a handful abroad, including the sprawling ...

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee prepares to welcome Jeffrey S. Grob as its 12th Archbishop, following a Vatican announcement.

The diocesan tribunal will conclude its inquiry into the life, virtues, and holiness of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, with a ...

“Conclave” begins at a gathering to select a new pope in the name of God — though it becomes clear that selecting the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church is not a holy affair. When the ...

Generations of teens and young adults have sneaked into Stull Cemetery in Douglas County, Kansas, seeking a Halloween ...

Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that ''is losing its heart'' during ...

Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...