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 man currently mourned by the world's 1.4 billion Catholics was a boy from a Buenos Aires barrio born to a working-class family of immigrants. An Argentinian and the first Latin American pontiff, ...

Catholics around the world await the naming of the next leader of the Catholic church following the death Monday of Pope ...

“The biggest mistake in the movie was the admission of a cardinal in pectore into the conclave,” said Reese. “If the name is ...

Pope Francis will be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, a basilica full of light, history, and deep personal meaning ...

An earthquake exposed an ancient theater in Croatia, and weapons were found stashed in a Russia museum.

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying in state at the Vatican. About 250,000 people filed through St. Peter’s ...

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...

Planning a trip to Rome is all about preparation. The Eternal City is full of history, architecture, and culture. It’s more ...

While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, archaeologists uncovered an ancient Roman ...