White smoke from the Sistine Chapel signals the election of a new pope, inspiring a century of cinematic portrayals.

After Pope Francis’ death on April 21, preparations for his funeral have begun. Here is how the affair will unfold.

I grew up in a Hindu household in India, in a home where gods didn't compete--they coexisted. Ganpati smiled from the altar, ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement ...

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

A man of deep humility and simplicity, Pope Francis’s words, acts and body language reflected the tenderness and compassion ...

And as I write this on the day after Easter, President Donald Trump owes an apology to about 2.3 billion Christians worldwide, while the Sedgwick County Republican Party owes the same to the ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...

Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after ...

Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after ...

The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. Francis had chronic lung ...

Should we look upon the 21st century with optimistic hope or with fatalistic trepidation? Is the world and our society heading towards a wonder-filled new age, or toward a doomsday? Or are both ...