But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

The body of Pope Francis was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to lie in state for three days so the Catholic faithful and ...

Within his gloomy outlook was the death of a 'very old' Pope - as well as stark warning about the weakening of the Catholic Church ... Francis's body will lie in state in St Peter's Basilica ...

But moments like this provide an opportunity to look at the long-term consequences of church-state relations ... the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Today's religious identities ...

A change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the ...

The papal conclave that begins Wednesday remains unpredictable, with the largest and most diverse group of cardinals in church history ... missile crisis. The 16th-century Pope Leo X, meanwhile ...

St. Peter's then closed for around 90 minutes before reopening at 7 a.m. Francis' body is due to lie-in-state through 7 ... the acting head of the church and man in charge of funeral arrangements ...