The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

The process of electing a new pope follows rules and rituals that have been followed, and sometimes tweaked, since the 13th ...

Conclave' isn’t just a gripping story about a deeply religious man struggling with his faith in an everchanging, cynical ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

It comes as Pope Francis, 88, battles pneumonia and a respiratory infection at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. Despite twice-daily ...

If Pope Francis resigns, a conclave will be convened to elect his successor. The Pope is traditionally chosen from the ...

Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...

Ahead of an expected conclave to elect a successor to the gravely ill Pope Francis, about 10 cardinals came together for a ...

Pope Francis’ complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, ...

The stories about Catholics that Hollywood tells—and awards—has as much to do with what is happening with the church ...