Papal selection thriller "Conclave" has the most nominations for Sunday's BAFTAs (February 16), but faces stiff competition from epic period drama "The Brutalist" and new awards season frontrunner ...

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly ...

(Sort of: According to the homeschool accountability group Coalition for Responsible Home Education, just two states ... open her own school and eco-village. “I don’t like the school system ...

Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent ...

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday canceled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and refined into a seamless procedure. In the case of the pope’s death ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are ...

ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required ...

Every time Pope Francis catches a cold, I get anxious. When he goes to the hospital, I panic. I love Francis and hope he can ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.