An Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy ...

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, died Easter Monday after more than a decade leading the church. Here's what ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

Chicago Catholics gathered at an Easter Monday Mass in Pilsen to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and mourn the ...

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“Pope Francis was a leader for a troubled world,” wrote President Tharman in the letter released by the Singapore Ministry of ...

Worshippers will flock to the Vatican in the coming days to farewell Pope Francis, including the Cardinals who will elect his ...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has mourned the passing of Pope Francis, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin, in a message to Cardinal Kevin Joseph ...

This is Latin for ''having had mercy and choosing him'' — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to bishop and kept as his papal seal. It was drawn from the homilies of St. Bede ...

He grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Dublin, and now Kevin Farrell is set to preside over the election of the new ...