The Supreme Court's conservative majority has bolstered religious rights and now could change America's public schools.

The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

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"The new Church constitution brought in by Francis puts the Curia at the service of the Church, and no longer vice versa," said Vatican correspondent Antonio Pelayo. "For years, the Curia treated ...