Saturday’s majestic open-air funeral for Pope Francis is now followed by election of the next pope by the College of Cardinals in a process shrouded in secrecy. Indeed, the Latin root for “conclave” ...

Pope Francis’ death and funeral will usher in a period of transition for the Catholic Church, with cardinals gathering at the Vatican for the papal conclave, the secretive voting that will result in ...

The breakdown of the non-White evangelical vote may tell the story of the 2024 election when it comes to religion.

A crowd of 250,000 gathered in a sun-drenched St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis, who was remembered as having had “an open heart towards everyone.” The Argentine-b ...

Francis suffered a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, according to the Vatican. The first pontiff from the Americas passed at 7:35 a.m. Rome time Monday. Cardinal ...

Roadmap to Reality” arrives as a timely and stirring documentary that invites viewers to pause, reflect and reconnect — with ...

The end of winter in New York sometimes feels rife with melancholy. A few spring days taunt with the warmth and new life to ...

In the still 5 a.m. darkness, street lights flicker as cars circle to find parking. Friends and families embrace at the base ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...

Most Americans may not regularly attend church themselves, but they have a higher threshold for calling someone a regular ...

The Dalai Lama has hopes for Tibet, but as someone who knows the feeling of having governance forced upon him all too well, he does not say that these conditions are the absolutely correct ones.

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...