When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Death did not stop Pope Francis from making a surprise video appearance Sunday before more than 100,000 young people gathered ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

Mistakes were made, apparently. ‘Woe be unto the person who decided to do it the way that they did it,’ one expert says.