From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, provides an inside look into what goes on during conclave in the Catholic ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

Dozens, perhaps hundreds, have told me that this time of transition makes them feel unsure, unsettled and uncomfortable, ...

Cindy Jacobs and other New Apostolic Reformation leaders have battle plans for “spiritual warfare” during the president’s ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

Environmental degradation and climate change affect all life on Earth, religious leaders say, and the matter can’t wait.

"He was dear to all people, very down to earth. You’ve never seen any of that kind of person, so humbled," said James Dmello, ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re eulogized Pope Francis at his funeral, calling him "a pope among the people, with an open heart ...