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

Hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, Pope Francis was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for possible saints and make some major governing decisions that suggest he is getting essential work ...

Nostradamus had some really dark predictions for 2025, and now folks are convinced that one he had about the pope is coming true, too. Before we dive into that very, very bad prediction though, it is to be noted that Nostradamus — the History Channel calls him history’s “Most famous seer,

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.

Pontiff has packed the College of Cardinals – responsible for the papal vote after his death – with men in his own image