Pope Francis has stabilized enough after two respiratory crises to be taken off noninvasive mechanical ventilation and resume ...

For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since F ...

Vatican thriller Conclave won top prize at an unpredictable SAG awards gala Sunday, throwing a potential late curveball into the Oscars race.

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

What happens after a pope dies? Many are asking this as the 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

According to the Modern Catholic Dictionary, “papabile” is “an Italian expression denoting a prelate who, during a vacancy in ...

You’ve seen the movie “Conclave” — but what does a real one look like? A papal conclave is one of the most unique and secretive processes in the world, bringing together cardinals who gather under ...