"The Lord is close to us and cares for us, especially in times of trial and uncertainty, when the tempter makes his voice ...

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...

America also reported that a Vatican source said Pope Francis is stable, but the prognosis is guarded, which means he's not ...

The pope's death will automatically trigger a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale. Daily prayers and requiem ...

While no clear successor has been named, any baptized Roman Catholic male is technically eligible to be elected pope. However, since 1378 the new pope has been chosen from the College of Cardinals, ...

With Pope Francis, 88, in critical condition last week ... If he accepts, he chooses a papal name and is dressed in papal vestments before processing out to the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis chose not to wear the elaborate clothing, like red shoes or silk vestments, associated with other popes. As a scholar of global Catholicism, however, I would argue that the changes ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.