The Church’s future could lie in a conservative continent that has not raised up a supreme pontiff in some 1,500 years.

ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He ...

Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday morning at the age of 88, while ...

The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes ...