Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...

Let’s take a look back at history and explore the complete list of popes throughout the Church’s nearly 2,000-year history. The first was St. Peter, one of Jesus’ apostles, who led the Church from ...

According to Frederic Baumgartner in his "Behind Locked Doors: A History of the Papal Elections," the cardinals only reached ...

When cardinals gather to elect a successor to Pope Francis, their task will be far more comfortable than that of many who ...