Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.Location: Vatican City.There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and a close personal friend of the late Pope Francis celebrated ...

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

Renowned Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese is set to produce a new documentary that will feature the late Pope Francis' ...

The late Pope Francis was fond of many foods, from Italian dishes to Argentinian specialties. We've rounded up several of the ...

The Italian premier’s tireless triangulation reflects her almost preternatural ability to mediate, ingratiate, and negotiate.

When Jenna Drummond and Clair Volkening saw Pope Francis step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his “urbi et ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

King Charles has had health problems of his own. Last month he was briefly hospitalized due to the side effects of cancer ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...