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 ...

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

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

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 ...

What happens when the pope dies? In recent months, concerns about the health of Pope Francis have sparked global conversations about the future of the Catholic Church. As the 86-year-old pontiff faces ...

Pope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...