Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Turner said he got the idea from the Rev. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, whose church also ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he inherited: The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between ...

Hundreds of people – including leaders of various faiths – attend a memorial Mass for Pope Francis at Chicago’s Holy Name ...

Fr William Kambo of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru was in the Vatican when Pope Francis was elected as the first Pope from ...

The Rev. Hodges was known for his community activism and spearheaded an effort to create a monument to abolitionist Harriet ...

There are few art forms more transportive than music. As an example, it’s impossible to listen to music that was popular during your adolescence and not be flooded with memories of ...

Sister Gemma del Duca, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa., is pictured in a file ...

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings. Colby College students created the website ...

Pope Francis' coffin has entered St. Peter's Basilica where it will lie in state for the public for three days.