The death of a sitting pope initiates a profound period of mourning and transition within the Roman Catholic Church, marked ...

The man tried to rip off the cloth, as well as kicking down antique candelabra worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Conclave isn't a typical political thriller. It uses symbolism to its fullest. It's set in Vatican politics, but the real story is what you see beyond the surface.

Pope Francis said as he welcomed young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches to the Vatican. "Whereas the devil divides, the symbol unites!" the pope told the group taking part in a study ...