The Catholic Church is currently undergoing a nine-day period of mourning and prayer for the late Pope Francis, but everyone ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor.

You may have seen the movie “Conclave.” Here’s what a Vatican insider and a Kansas author say is true (and what is complete ...

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pope, many around the world are doing their own preparations — by watching a movie about it. After news of Pope Francis’ death broke Monday ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what the film gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a new pope.

News of Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88 will have affected the many millions of Catholics across the world.