Vatican City I WAS WALKING ALONG THE TIBER RIVER when a push notification delivered the news that Pope Francis, a pragmatic ...

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Pope Francis brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution that had seen its influence wane during the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

The President is at the center of a brazenly transactional ecosystem that rewards flattery and lockstep loyalty.

He was a pope who understood the power of a simple touch: caressing the deformed head of a man in St. Peter’s Square, washing ...

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo.

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The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and ...