The late pontiff sought to battle corruption, but his successor faces a steep challenge in balancing the books.

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

Irish-born Kevin Farrell was entrusted by Pope Francis with running the Holy See and carrying out the rites and rituals that ...

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

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope.

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

Kenyan Cardinal John Njue has announced that he will not participate in the upcoming papal conclave to elect the successor to ...

Senator Lindsey Graham has been dubbed 'off the rails' after asking the palpal conclave to 'keep an open mind' about the ...

Italians got the next best thing in Pope Francis — the Argentine son of Italian immigrants. But many here wondered whether one of their own would ever again sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now some ...

Strickland, a former bishop, said he worried a pope similar to Francis would deepen the rift between the U.S. and the Vatican.

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals met at a restaurant in Rome, and lobbied for German ...

Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is ...